has anyone got a easy way to renew anti roll bar bushes on a 2001 fiesta i have looked and it seems you can get one bolt out easy but one will hit the builk head and i do not want to drop the crossmember any easy tips thanks
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Edited by Dynamic Dave on 04/04/2008 at 11:19
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I have done this job twice now- once on my 1.25 fiesta, and once on my son's puma 1.7.
The crossmember has to be lowered to get access to the antiroll bar bush mounting bolts however. To line up the crossmember after the work- you will need to make 2 alignment pins to put the crossmember back where it came from. The pins need to fit the 20mm (approx) holes at the rear of the crossmember each side.
The front of car has to be securely raised on axle stands, the front wheels and drop links are removed, then the crossmember securing bolts are slackened both sides.
Support the crossmember at one side using a trolley jack and a wood block, and remove the retaining bolts on that side. Lower the jack to allow the crossmember to drop on that side. You should have just enough room to remove both bolts and change the bush.
When you have changed the bush, jack the crossmember up so it is not touching the floor and refit the fixing bolts a few threads.
Now repeat on the other side.
Use the alignment pins to set the crossmember in position, and torque up the fixing bolts.
philb
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my easy way is undo one bolt fully
bar up the bracket
pull out the old bush
put some fairy liquid on the new one
slide it in
bar the bracket down
put the bolt in
job done
be aware 2 sizes of bush so order the right size they are 2 quid each at the factors
takes longer to get the wheel off and jack the car up than doing the job-----
be aware this is a bodge but its a working bodge
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Thanx bell boy
This a good fix not pretty but very good 10 minute job
Just to add some advice disconnect the track rod and move out the way
this is a quick thing to do and gives you a lot more access and makes the job a lot easier
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Sounds good, but I am a bit unhappy about Fairy Liquid.....
Would WD40 or Swarfega be better lubricants?
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"Sounds good, but I am a bit unhappy about Fairy Liquid..... Would WD40 or Swarfega be better lubricants?"
Tip from this months Practical Classics is to use car wash in neat form as it won't contain the damaging salt that is in household detergent like Fairy Liquid.
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Hi,
I have taken a look at my car so as to be sure I know what I am doing before I start.
If I have got this right, the alignment holes are slightly oval, allowing a small amount of lateral movement. Can anyone explain why it is like that?
I also find that the alignment has not been done exactly - one side is a few millimetres forward and the other side is about the same distance back.
I bought the car when it was already 5 yeard old, so I do not know what happened to it previously, but I did have the clutch replaced soon after I got it. Is it possible that the crossmember was not properly re-aligned when this work was done?
I have not had uneven tyre wear and I have not noticed any problems in handling, so how precice does alignment need to be? It appears to be fairly hit-or-miss. Is there any need to have the alignment checked by a specialist?
Mike.
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