couple of preventative maintenance suggestions

macafee2 · 29th October 2019, 20:19

Following work on my car and a thread from another member I make two preventative maintenance suggestions.

1 The rear anti roll bar bolts only have a 10mm head. These bolts seize solid and the heads are so small they can round off. Worth removing, greasing and putting back and perhaps as they are 7 or 8mm bolts using bolts with a bigger head. This is what I have done

2 Item 6 here https://rimmerbros.com/Item--i-GRID001554
these rust away and are NLA (no longer available, from Rimmers at least)
I suggest removing, cleaning and protecting against rust.

Could pick some up from the scrap yard/

I have painted mine and got 3 from a scarp yard

At a guess item 8 https://rimmerbros.com/Item--i-GRID001553
these heads also rust and are NLA, worth protecting against rust

macafee2

Comfortably Numb · 29th October 2019, 20:27

Great minds think alike - I wire brushed mine and coated them with chain wax, as well as copper greasing the bolts when I replaced the upper arm at the weekend.

Yorkshire GOC · 30th October 2019, 17:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by macafee2

Following work on my car and a thread from another member I make two preventative maintenance suggestions.

1 The rear anti roll bar bolts only have a 10mm head. These bolts seize solid and the heads are so small they can round off. Worth removing, greasing and putting back and perhaps as they are 7 or 8mm bolts using bolts with a bigger head. This is what I have done

2 Item 6 here https://rimmerbros.com/Item--i-GRID001554
these rust away and are NLA (no longer available, from Rimmers at least)
I suggest removing, cleaning and protecting against rust.

Could pick some up from the scrap yard/

I have painted mine and got 3 from a scarp yard

At a guess item 8 https://rimmerbros.com/Item--i-GRID001553
these heads also rust and are NLA, worth protecting against rust

macafee2

According to an MGR dealer in Germany there is a BMW part that can stand in for the subframe fail safe washers- part 6 on the Rimmers schematic

This is the reply i got from a German Company specialising in MGR and JLR responded recently to a request for rear failsafe washers -

That part is no longer from MG ROVER.

Look for BMW 33312282251 yourself.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen / yours faithfully

Michael Hagedorn

Allbrit Automotive Parts e.K.
Ströherstrasse 12
D-29229 Celle
www.Allbrit.de
[email protected]

macafee2 · 30th October 2019, 17:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yorkshire GOC

According to an MGR dealer in Germany there is a BMW part that can stand in for the subframe fail safe washers- part 6 on the Rimmers schematic

This is the reply i got from a German Company specialising in MGR and JLR responded recently to a request for rear failsafe washers -

That part is no longer from MG ROVER.

Look for BMW 33312282251 yourself.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen / yours faithfully

Michael Hagedorn

Allbrit Automotive Parts e.K.
Ströherstrasse 12
D-29229 Celle
www.Allbrit.de
[email protected]

Google search for the BMW part number brought me back to this forum and this thread
https://the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/s....php?p=2748931

macafee2

Yorkshire GOC · 30th October 2019, 17:55

i have seen them on ebay - pricey though -£ 30 each -

29th October 2019, 20:19	#1
macafee2 This is my second home Rover 75 Saloon & Tourer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Lincoln Posts: 14,928 Thanks: 1,630 Thanked 3,032 Times in 2,181 Posts	couple of preventative maintenance suggestions Following work on my car and a thread from another member I make two preventative maintenance suggestions. 1 The rear anti roll bar bolts only have a 10mm head. These bolts seize solid and the heads are so small they can round off. Worth removing, greasing and putting back and perhaps as they are 7 or 8mm bolts using bolts with a bigger head. This is what I have done 2 Item 6 here https://rimmerbros.com/Item--i-GRID001554 these rust away and are NLA (no longer available, from Rimmers at least) I suggest removing, cleaning and protecting against rust. Could pick some up from the scrap yard/ I have painted mine and got 3 from a scarp yard At a guess item 8 https://rimmerbros.com/Item--i-GRID001553 these heads also rust and are NLA, worth protecting against rust macafee2

30th October 2019, 17:55	#5
Yorkshire GOC I really should get out more....... Rover 75 connoisseur se v6 auto Join Date: May 2014 Location: Hull Posts: 2,066 Thanks: 1,842 Thanked 623 Times in 469 Posts	i have seen them on ebay - pricey though -£ 30 each - __________________ She came off the Longbridge Line on 20-05-2003 The Silver Machine was the 13th of 160 Rover 75's to come off the production line that day and is the 100th of 527 Starlight Silver Rover 75 2.5 V6 Connoisseur SE Auto saloons listed in the build records produced world wide.

29th October 2019, 20:27	#2
Comfortably Numb Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Penrith Posts: 1,336 Thanks: 165 Thanked 303 Times in 241 Posts	Great minds think alike - I wire brushed mine and coated them with chain wax, as well as copper greasing the bolts when I replaced the upper arm at the weekend.