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Guess what happened to mine
Ah man... I'm convinced that if I so much as breathe in the general direction of mine, it's going to snap.
What did you have to do to get it out?
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Cheers bud, very enlightening, maybe on my list of jobs now.
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Im thinking drain tap with some small section of hose that goes down through the under tray to the floor.
Bought a secondhand mount, new bolts and a new subframe.
But don't worry, just take it easy like with the wishbone bolts and it should be okay.
Looks like there are a few subframes knocking about, and it doesn't seem that hard to fit the new one - just bolts that need changing etc. At least I'd have a good reason to change the steering rack bush while I was in there. I didn't realise it was so hard to get to without dropping the subframe...
I'm spraying the bolts with penetrant every time I pass the car right now, so hopefully I'll be OK.
I think you’ve convinced me to leave my PCV in place.
The system is good if it doesn’t leak. Mine was like Swiss cheese
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If it aint broke...I think you’ve convinced me to leave my PCV in place.
I guess if you are not worried about performance and you know your pcv system is in perfect health then indeed dont have a catch can , save up for some E10/E15 proof fuel line instead.
Hardest part of a new subframe is fitting the anti roll bar. I was going to fit a new one anyway as it got an advisory for corrosion.
You'll be ok
X2 on the roll bar bushes being a total cow.
Fitting the new genuine VAG 23mm bushes did add to the vocabulary of the neighbor's children.
The standard bolts won't start in the threads, but if you start with longer bolts to get the rubber to set, then
quickly swap to the standard bolts you will get there.
Also changed the engine oil & filter.
Lidl electric dipstick oil sucker, with wider sucker tubing, total win.
Except I posted it on the wrong thread. Doh!
Fitting the new genuine VAG 23mm bushes did add to the vocabulary of the neighbor's children.
The standard bolts won't start in the threads, but if you start with longer bolts to get the rubber to set, then
quickly swap to the standard bolts you will get there.
Also changed the engine oil & filter.
Lidl electric dipstick oil sucker, with wider sucker tubing, total win.
Except I posted it on the wrong thread. Doh!
It's not exactly what I was looking for, but it definitely gives you an idea. You don't want it to be rock solid, because it would be much too harsh, but at the same time, any movement is lost power and will give a more vague feeling.Cheers bud, very enlightening, maybe on my list of jobs now.
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The purple powerflex bushes on the dogbone was one of the best ones i installed. highly rate it, once i fit my subframe and rack bushes everything will be polybushed lol
haha nah mate ive never snapped bolts undoing them tbh only over tightening
I've just spent the past hour watching YouTube videos about people fitting dogbone bushes and none of them has said anything about snapping the bolts - but come on here and it's like they're all made of porcelain.
I know you guys all think I'm obsessed or something, but I'm bloody terrified.
I'll do it tomorrow and they'll probably just come straight out, but now I've said that...
Sprayed the offside control arm with Hammerite today and a bit of the brand new one on the nearside that has already started rusting after two months on the car. The old one was pretty rusty along the welds, so gave it a good sand before cleaning it up and spraying. A few runs around the holes, but it's not like anyone's going to notice.
Bushes will go in tomorrow or Wednesday, but I don't want to put them back in the car until I get the ball joints out. Probably made life harder for myself taking the control arms out though...
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