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I presume you are referring to these below. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/324345927....c100041.m2061
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I have a set of those Steve, no use at all for the droplink upper nuts.
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Because you have to drop them over the nut, like a ring spanner.
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Simon * This is made more difficult by the nut size being increased from 15mm to 17mm.
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Hi Mike Thanks for the info, they have not ever left the case since i purchased them i suppose one day they may come in handy, regarding the drop links i will stick to my ground down spanners they just slip over the thread that have not been cut, ones which have 5mm taken off they easy go over. 1
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I fitted a pair a while back and the new ones had 17mm nuts that soon found their way into my 17mm nut and bolt box to be replaced with 15mm. I couldn't fathom out why the manufacturer went up to 17mm.
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Hi Bill,
The thread is M10 on both Bill so it seems that the original flanged nuts, 15mm AF, were a custom size. Why would MG Rover go to the expense of that? Perhaps it's because useful rotation of a 15mm open-ended spanner is available whereas it's very restricted with a bulkier 17mm open-ended spanner. I'm also going to re-use the original 15mm nuts at the strut end. Edit: The original spec. 15mm AF flanged locknuts (not Nylok) are the same part that's still used on the lower suspension arm outer balljoint to hub fitting, part. no. FX 110057. Simon
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I thought you'd like to know that I've found out the reason for this. With the road spring relaxed and the hub hanging under its own weight, the anti-roll bar link bottom balljoint pin is 3 cm lower than the hole in the anti-roll bar. It simply cannot be fitted unless the road spring is partially compressed by some means. Simon
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Are you joking Simon, or don't you understand how anti roll bars work?
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