Front anti roll bar bushes.

[Harvy500]

When I got my car I found a few brand new parts in the boot.
among them there is/was 2 brand new front anti roll bar bushes.
Since I've had my car there's been lots of little jobs that took priority.
Now, I looked at the ones that are there and they look a little crusty.
Access looks tight so is swapping them a total mission or just 'simply' finding the right spanner/socket/tool to get the pesky bolts out?
Also, when I got my car the wing mirrors looked like they were painted in crayon.
Took me days to mask them off, sand (didn't take long and base coat, paint and lacquer etc.
I'm sure some won't like my colour choice but I like it, friends approve.

[sixor8]

I quite like a contrast, myself. The mirror shells on my MX-5 were scratched so I removed them and painted them black, on a silver car. The Griff is already metallic black so I left them.

I loosened the front ARB bush clamps on my Griff to move the ARB a few cm in one direction. It was off centre, and when I'd changed the front drop links, they were at different angles!

It can be done in situ but is a real pain, although I wasn't removing them completely, just loosening them off, so it may not be possible with the radiator fitted. With a wheel off, you can just about get a spanner on the bolts and turn about 1/12 of a turn at a time.

A year later, I removed the radiator because of a leak from the otter switch housing, it would have been MUCH easier then.

[Harvy500]

Can you remember the size of the bolts?

[sixor8]

I'm not sure, it was 4 years ago, but most likely an imperial size. 3/4" is basically 19mm, perhaps 11/16 or 5/8?

[Sardonicus]

Front ARB D bush clamps are metric 10x1.5 mm about 20-25mm long IIRC

[sixor8]

My error then, my apologies. It's awkward to check. It'll be a 17mm spanner then.

[Sardonicus]

sixor8 said:

My error then, my apologies. It's awkward to check. It'll be a 17mm spanner then.

Yep bang on