woff Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Well I think I've got to the bottom of the noise that comes up from the front axel. It seems that both my lower shocks have disintergrated. I've ordered a replacement set from foundry and I hope that this will cure the thuds from below. I looked underneath, held the roll bar and gave it a good shake and to my amazement it looked as if the shock wasn't connected. Just passed MOT aswell. Bush is just visable in the centre of the pic below. Is there an easy way of doing these bushes? I think I'l just lift the front body up with forklift and see what happens. Cheers in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CYmon Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Hi, That sounds familiar... Whilst driving along, if I swing the steering left and right, I too hear a clonk as something shifts... Many town centers here have sleeping police road bumps...set at an odd angle that really slows people down ---> or wrecks cars if you dont. I had thought that the bumping sound was the exhaust swinging side ways, but I've just had a look at mine. Or rather a listen... dead easy...the shocks swing freely inside the spring !! And as you said, there is no rubber left in the bush, just dust. Changing them is described in RAVE, similar to a classic RR but with some modern touches (drain the coolant reservoir !!) cheers Simon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc1187 Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 No need to drain the coolant bottle, just lift it up and out the way, be careful with the pipes, they go brittle and can snap easily. Remove the shocker turrets and use a long (or many long) extension(s) to remove the bottom two bolts of the shocker. The bushes will need pressing out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woff Posted April 29, 2008 Author Share Posted April 29, 2008 Thanks all for the help I'l be getting on with replacing the bushes this weekend. Many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CYmon Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 The bushes will need pressing out. Ho ho... what bushes...! Thanks for the tip though... I'll try to get some bushes from Paddock, or if not a "bloke I know". Simon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woff Posted April 29, 2008 Author Share Posted April 29, 2008 The outer steel bush that is the suround for the rubber inner part. The bush needs pushing out once removed or you won't get a new one in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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