any tips of fitting old arms to new sub frame
 

My new front sub frame has arrived and am just wondering if there is any advice on fitting my old arms to the new sub frame.
I have cleaned the holes with mentholated spirit and worked out the anti roll bar goes on after the arms have been fitted.

macafee2

Same procedure as if you were fitting new ones, I’d recommend a new nyloc nut or a dab of picture on the old nut.

magic thank you. I've never fitted new arms so I'll clean both the sub frame and ball joint and fit the arm dry.

macafee2

I'm not sure if the upper arm bush wears - but might by worth thnking about replacing it while the arms are off?

Tommy :-)

What is picture?

if you mean the one at the rear held on by two bolts, yes they were duff which is how I got to wanting a new sub frame :)
I'm changing the two bushes.

macafee2

A light smear of grease on the taper of the centre ball pin is essential ;)

Check the rear bushes, if they're clapped, now is the time to replace them, and a dot of loctite on the thread when reusing the nyloc nut.

Do not lubricate the ARB bushes when refitting

Brian :D

oh poo I fitted them dry, I'll remove tomorrow and smear some grease on.
Thank you Brian
fortunately the sub frame is still on the floor to be fitted tomorrow. I did use Loctite.

macafee2

That's my predictive text's version of Loctite!!

I just took it to be Loctite.

macafee2