Rattling!
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aerodynamica
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Re: Rattling!
Is it unacceptable to enlarge the fitting holes with a drill?
Graeme M
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RichardW
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No...which is why they are such a PITA to get off when they are a bit rusty - as soon as you take the tension off the whole things goes floppy, and stopping it going round is nigh on impossible.addo wrote:Are they not tapered?
I can't see why you can't enlarge the holes - afterall, that is almost certainly exactly what Citroen did!
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Re: Rattling!
Mine Span with the full weight of the car on them! Took some effort with the maul grips ont the rubber side beFore I reached for the grinder!!
After All, I am the Cornish one!
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Re: Rattling!
Rear spheres are brand spanking new on 2 days ago (manu date 4 months ago) Front spheres are regassed CX Turbos - super plush... Definitely not that!
Might be my knackers rattling true.
I'm wondering if it's worth drilling the holes larger just for a cheap ass pair of rods off ebay. They certainly don't look as good a build as the rattly old ones (that might even be factory fitted..) Just don't know..
Will update!
Might be my knackers rattling true.
I'm wondering if it's worth drilling the holes larger just for a cheap ass pair of rods off ebay. They certainly don't look as good a build as the rattly old ones (that might even be factory fitted..) Just don't know..
Will update!
Graeme M
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RichardW
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Re: Rattling!
D'uh wrong one - it's car parts 4 less, and they're only £17.40 (Nearly a tenner more at Euro car parts....!)RichardW wrote:
AEP list the proper Lemforder ones at <£30 each - must order some, mine sounds like the front subframe is falling off!
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I meant to order 2, but only manged to order one 
Never mind, new link fitted to the drivers side yesterday - much quieter! The old one was so far gone the bottom joint fell apart whilst it was being removed - with my best friend Mr A Grinder - there was no way the bottom one was coming off any other way 
I found that the later ones can be checked for play in the bottom joint by swinging on the nut - which reveals the near side one is away too, although not nearly as bad as the OS! The service from carparts4less can't be faulted - fast delivery, their website makes sense (GSF take note... 
), and the link came in a bag with Lemforder written all over it, and included new nuts and washers.
Now to order one for the other side. And a new handbrake cable!
Never mind, new link fitted to the drivers side yesterday - much quieter! The old one was so far gone the bottom joint fell apart whilst it was being removed - with my best friend Mr A Grinder - there was no way the bottom one was coming off any other way I found that the later ones can be checked for play in the bottom joint by swinging on the nut - which reveals the near side one is away too, although not nearly as bad as the OS! The service from carparts4less can't be faulted - fast delivery, their website makes sense (GSF take note... ), and the link came in a bag with Lemforder written all over it, and included new nuts and washers.Now to order one for the other side. And a new handbrake cable!
Richard W