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AndyN01 · 11th October 2021, 12:37

Hi,

Mine's just had an advisory for a perished rubber boot on the anti roll bar linkage.

Yes, it's drop links.

There's many "How to's" on here but beware that the top nut of the drop link may be stubborn to impossible to remove which, AFAIK, means taking the whole suspension leg off.

Mine is rusted solid and the free thread above the nut is so long that it's impossible to get any sort of ring spanner on. I think some have had success with crow's foot spanners. I may well simply grind the old one off and cut down the thread on the new one.

https://the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/s...d.php?t=186447

https://the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/s...d.php?t=260344

These folks can help with just the boots:

https://www.balljointboots.co.uk/

And a chat to the guys at DMGRS will be worthwhile. You definitely want to fit quality drop links as otherwise you'll become very skilful at changing them

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The suspension arm is a whole different ball game (no pun intended). They can be done DIY but have a good read up of how to and what spanners etc. are needed before tackling it. Maybe a new boot will suffice for now?

This might put you off the DIY route OR it might give the info needed to have a go

https://the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/s...d.php?t=290819

Good Luck.

11th October 2021, 12:37	#4
AndyN01 This is my second home Toyota RAV4 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Tamworth Posts: 3,076 Thanks: 2,478 Thanked 1,579 Times in 968 Posts	Hi, Mine's just had an advisory for a perished rubber boot on the anti roll bar linkage. Yes, it's drop links. There's many "How to's" on here but beware that the top nut of the drop link may be stubborn to impossible to remove which, AFAIK, means taking the whole suspension leg off. Mine is rusted solid and the free thread above the nut is so long that it's impossible to get any sort of ring spanner on. I think some have had success with crow's foot spanners. I may well simply grind the old one off and cut down the thread on the new one. https://the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/s...d.php?t=186447 https://the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/s...d.php?t=260344 These folks can help with just the boots: https://www.balljointboots.co.uk/ And a chat to the guys at DMGRS will be worthwhile. You definitely want to fit quality drop links as otherwise you'll become very skilful at changing them . The suspension arm is a whole different ball game (no pun intended). They can be done DIY but have a good read up of how to and what spanners etc. are needed before tackling it. Maybe a new boot will suffice for now? This might put you off the DIY route OR it might give the info needed to have a go https://the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/s...d.php?t=290819 Good Luck. __________________ Andy. http://www.midlandsnanomeets.co.uk/ Last edited by AndyN01; 11th October 2021 at 12:47..