Ok smarty pant, i do know where they should be but never having a TF up on ramps im not sure exactly where they are, It does of coarse mean they could be on the front crossmember or on a crossmember at the rear od the front clam.
The symptoms of a light rattle on the front end when you go over speed bumps, the exact problem i had on two other cars, which when i replaced the ARB's went away seem to be on the TF.
replaced mine front and rear with poly bushes. Anti roll bar is the 22mm or so diameter bar of which there is one at the front and another at the rear.
They front is obvious and goes between each wheel. Held in place by the drop link off each front hub. it is held underneath the body of the car by 2 brackets. very easy t replace - 6 bolts in total.
The rear one attach to the rear drop links but goes on top but behind the exhaust. again held by a bolt on each drop link and 2 brackets. This one is a bit more difficult but not significantly.
Thanks, did you replace them whilst the ARB was in place or take the whole lot off ?
Asin the past on other cars when i have replaced ARB's you can do one side then the other,without removing anything more than just the bush clamp.
replaced mine front and rear with poly bushes. Anti roll bar is the 22mm or so diameter bar of which there is one at the front and another at the rear.
They front is obvious and goes between each wheel. Held in place by the drop link off each front hub. it is held underneath the body of the car by 2 brackets. very easy t replace - 6 bolts in total.
The rear one attach to the rear drop links but goes on top but behind the exhaust. again held by a bolt on each drop link and 2 brackets. This one is a bit more difficult but not significantly.
first thing, my question was to get a better understanding of your problem so as to give a more informed answer, I was NOT trying to be a smart arse.
second, the TF has sub frames front and rear, the ARB is attached to that and drop links off the bottom arm, see here for an exploded view and p/n's.
third, I don't think it will be the ARB, unless the bushes have fallen out, check the track rod ends for play, its amazing how much rattle they cause when worn.
Just bumping this as I bought some rear and front bushes and the rear ones fitted perfectly. When it came to fitting the front ones, the hole size for the new bushes was too small. Anybody else experienced this?
Are the fronts different sizes to the rear? I've fitted polybushes to my rear (no smart comments please ) but not got round to doing the fronts yet. The bar's off the car so I'll check them tonight :broon:
Yeah the bushes are different sizes. The rear bushes are 0.75 inch and the supplied front ones are 0.6 inch. The actual roll bar measures 0.78inches front and rear.
Sorry, what I mean was are both AR bars the same size but you already answered that anyway :lol: Sounds like the supplier messed up somewhere or someone's changed your AR bar at some point for some reason :dunno:
I had the reverse problem, fronts are about(!) right, but the rears were about 4mm too small. Bought from Deflex (now not an ebay seller - draw your own conclusions). Ive put the originals back for now, but ordered a replacement set from Mike Satur.
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