Help! Broke something off the ARB

Bogwoppit

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• Dec 6, 2006

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On my way way to work this morning I heard a loud rattle coming from the front suspension when I drove over bumps.
In my dinner break I went out and had a look at the car in daylight and I noticed this on my drivers side front .

Can these parts be ordered separately? Do I need a press to fit the bushes back on?Are they expensive?

 

Saul

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• Dec 6, 2006

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is that an aftermarket bar?

you can order them separately

 

Bogwoppit

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• Dec 6, 2006

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No it is the standard ARB. The car is a Cupra 1.8t, X reg with 64k on the clock.
I did have powerflex bushes fitted to nearly all the front about 2 months ago as several of the orginals had split. I don't know whether this has shortened the life of the part that has broken, obviously failed due to fatigue stress.

 

ibizacupra

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• Dec 6, 2006

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the rubber bushes are there to allow that part to flex. removing some flex out of it and something else has to take the movement..

 

Bogwoppit

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• Dec 6, 2006

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I am pretty certian that the one on the end of the ARB is still rubbber but the locating one through the wishbone is definately a poweflex bush.

 

claudefrog

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• Dec 6, 2006

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you can buy them as a seperate part.. think around the £26 mark... and i fitted mine with a little grease around the ARB and pushed the new part on