Rishy Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 Help please am I doing something wrong? I am assembling my new widetrack suspension and I come to the bottom damper mount and insert a 32mm long bush in the damper, thats OK. But when I offer this up to the wishbone there is a gap at either side of the bush surely this is not right, am I missing some washers or have I got the wrong bush. Gap in wishbone is 35mm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shn7 Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 Doesn't sound right to me. On mine the lower damper bush is a snug fit into the flange on each side of the wishbone. There should certainly be an insert so that's correct. Steve. West Sussex AO Not forgetting Percy the Polar Bear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castrol Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 Rishy, I have just put my widetrack kit on and found a similar problem, but not so pronounced. I found I had about 1.5mm gap between the wishbone and the bush in the damper. I simply added 2 washers to pack out to leave no play. Are you refitting M1 or M0 dampers? I have M0s and suspect the problem may not occur with M1s, but can't be 100%. Regards, Matt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberts Wallet Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 Didn't have this problem with either M1's or M0's. Both fitted nice and snug Gareth Blue and Carbon 6 Speed 1.8 Supersport here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shn7 Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 Just a thought. Are the new wishbones that you are fitting manufactured by Arch or Caged? Just wondering Caged ones are slightly different spec. Can't see that they should be if the new Caged chassis cars are still using Billy's. Steve. West Sussex AO Not forgetting Percy the Polar Bear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennie Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 This is actually quite common I always find that you have to pack out with a washer or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F355GTS Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Mine are packed with a few washers, assumed it was normal Mark Edited by - F355GTS on 27 Feb 2007 10:52:12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rishy Posted February 28, 2007 Author Share Posted February 28, 2007 Steve - Wishbones are from Arch Castrol - Bush 32mm - wishbone gap 35mm(ish) = 3mm or 1.5per side of bush Fitting Nitron dampers Looks like washers then - suppose that if the bush is 35mm long then the damper could slide on the bush which doesn't seem right, the washers will hold the damper eye central in the wishbone. Thanks All Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castrol Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Rishy, Sorry probably wasn't clear, 1.5mm total gap on mine. Regards, Matt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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