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Idiots guides to fitting polybushes to the ARB (10pics)

Posted: 19 Jun 2005 08:22 pm
by V6 Man
First, take one village idiot and his car............
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Second, find location of antirollbar and it's mounts (hint - try looking between the front wheel and the front of the wheelarch!)..........
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Next, remove engine undertray (if yours still exists). 8 10mm bolts and 3 clips holds it on. Jacking the car up slightly so wheels do not leave the ground helps access. This is what you should see (oils stains optional....).........
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Use a 13mm socket to remove the two bolts holding each bush on....
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Remove the metal 'U' piece and bush from the car........
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Note how the new polybush (for an Amazon) is slighty different in design to the 360 one...........
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Fit the new polybush.........
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Refit the 'U' clamp and tighten up the bolts to a setting of 'F'ing tight'..........
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It should end up looking like this..........
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Repeat procedure on the other side and end up looking like this.......
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Refit undertray, and lower car to ground.

Go for a spin..............

Re: Idiots guides to fitting polybushes to the ARB (10pics)

Posted: 19 Jun 2005 08:36 pm
by petefarrell360
V6 Man wrote:Refit the 'U' clamp and tighten up the bolts to a setting of 'F'ing tight'..........
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Good work chaps, a useful guide. Love the use of technical terminology for tightening the bolts!
Pete

Posted: 19 Jun 2005 08:43 pm
by jtbo
Very nice :)

One thing, I won't thight anything smaller than 16mm with that setting, I have snapped 10mm and 13mm bolts with small wrench :shock: Good thing is that my wrenchs are equipped with carbon fibre handle so they don't bend :P

Posted: 20 Jun 2005 10:53 pm
by foggyjames
It's rather hard to tell if it's made a difference...it is only two tiny pieces of rubber! I'd say it's a marginal improvement, but there's room for more...

Installation was extremely easy. Following a discussion with Dai, the mounting seems to be different between 340s and 360s, with 360s being a looser fit. The design may have to be slightly revised in order for it to give its best on a '60. Watch this space!

cheers

James

Posted: 21 Jun 2005 06:31 pm
by Duvel78
Very nice tutorial! thanks for it! sm99

Mmmmm very oily your engine James! sm1

Posted: 21 Jun 2005 07:49 pm
by foggyjames
It used to be perfectly clean....in these photos it was oily as sin, but it's now a lot cleaner again! It's pretty much Volvo's fault for designing a cylinder head and seal which has no obvious 'correct' installation location....and incorrect location = broken seal and huge oil leak.

cheers

James

Posted: 21 Jun 2005 07:52 pm
by shimon340
Fantastic guide foggyjames!!!

Excellent work mate! Where did you get the poly bushes from?

S

Posted: 21 Jun 2005 07:56 pm
by Duvel78
shimon340 wrote:Where did you get the poly bushes from?
From here :wink: http://www.volvo300mania.com/forum-uk/v ... -f1119.htm

Posted: 21 Jun 2005 09:18 pm
by classicswede
If you are interested PM me or phone me on 07881692219

Thanks

Dai

Posted: 21 Jun 2005 09:50 pm
by RandomHero
If someone else from holland wants to order some, may be i'll be interested then. Bodejodel may be??

Posted: 22 Jun 2005 12:40 am
by bodejodel
Sure, order one for me too!
You could post it on the V3C forum... there may be more peeps interested...