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Patchlok bolts won't need replacement either, or if you are that paranoid, a dot of Loctite 243 will replace either blue or red patchlok compound. I rather think you are over worrying Simon, I would limit any further intervention to cleaning the ARB bushes with isopropanol or similar to remove the red rubber grease, and after taking the car for a run around the block to settle the suspension, reverse it up onto a pair of ramps, and torque the bolts up and be done with it. Brian |
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Locktight's good stuff. Just used some on the caliper bolts yesterday when I replaced both back discs.---Been using it for what seems to be for ever. Always seems to do the job well.-
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It seems odd that no ZT owners have mentioned a similar air gap when replacing these bushes. Btw, the two different paint finishes visible in the pics on page 1 are deliberate. The bits of the bar where the bushes go have just got 2 coats of POR15 straight onto blasted metal. The rest of the bar has 2 coats of POR15 plus multiple coats of chassis black. Quote:
Yes Loctite is the one I've always used - it's probably the best. I gave Granville Lock Thread a try this time because it was cheaper. I don't think I'll buy it again though - too tricky to get it to flow out of the nozzle properly. |
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The one on the left is identical to the pair that came with the uprated roll bar kit (the ones shown in posts 1 & 5). The one on the right has a different special layer to the other three - it's blue and the ribs are turned 90 degrees. The hole is slightly larger - probably by 1mm. |
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I think this is a storm in a tea cup.
The rubbers are there to locate the anti roll bar, and do it silently. That is it! If they are lubed or not, makes no difference. The rubber grease you have used is the correct one for rubber, although I would strongly suspect the rubbers are resistant to oil as well, taking into consideration where they live. The small gap visible, I would not worry about at all. Why you want to loosen and tighten the bolts is not clear to me at all.
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Maybe, maybe not.
RAVE screengrab: It's not a small gap - it might look small in the pics but it's not in real life. The bushes on the non-uprated roll bar close up completely - there is zero gap. Quote:
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See what good it does, and let us know. And please tell me what difference it makes whether you lubricate the rubbers or not. I really would like to see your reasoning. Oh, and think the gap problem through too, and tell me how that could be of any importance, at all.
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Re the gap: it's ok now, I've fitted two pieces of 23mm hose pipe instead of the bushes. Works a treat. |
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