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Jul 31, 2016 18:50:11 GMT
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I wouldn't, however, recommend simply bolting one on using a straight bolt in the tapered hole, this is just bad engineering and asking for rapid wear of the taper. Ream out (or, at a pinch, use a new drill bit) the hole to the correct size. Rod ends are even available with a bolt attached. An advantage of the rod end is that you are able to adjust its mounting height so any bump steer can be reduced or eliminated. To remove bump steer is exactly why I fitted them, but reaming (or drilling) out the taper would mean not finding a rod end to fit, rod ends with a through bolt hole the size of a reamed out steering arm taper would have a similar sized shank. I had to use a rod end with a shank that fits my steering rack, the taper was infilled to suit. But because there's a clamping force of 50 lbs ft on the rod end mounting surface against the steering arm, I doubt it'll move much in the taper anyway!
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Jul 31, 2016 18:40:29 GMT
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Pedeant alert!!! "Rose" is a company name, just like Hoover. They should be called rod ends :-) And Cadbury "Roses" are so called because the Rose Brothers company made the machines that wrapped the little sweets, this company then became Rose Bearings!
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Thanks for the reply. I do understand that Rose joints require more maintenance then OE track rod ends, but as I said above, to remove the bump steer caused by a lowered steering rack, it was a choice of Rose joints or engineering new steering arms. I'm not an engineer, so new steering arms were beyond me, but I can buy Rose joints that have been designed by one (an engineer)! I also think that a steering rack doesn't place huge stress on the joints, after all, I can turn the road wheels by hand, kneeling on the floor, with full weight of the car on the suspension. And I'm a 10 stone weakling! I do know that lots of race cars use Rose joints at the end of wishbones in place of ball joints, which will increase the stress on them and that racers often replace parts, that in a road car, still have lots of service life, it's the "to finish first, first you must finish" principle. If the Rose joints last 3 winters, or 30K miles, I'm happy with that. That's probably about 20 years of driving in this particular car, because it's only driven on really good days. And without the Rose joints, I wouldn't be driving it at all!
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Jul 30, 2016 15:39:23 GMT
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The E36 looks good and is just starting to be sought after, the E30 looks very good and is an investment now, but the 2002 is the trumps, esp. with that slightly faded paintwork and a pair of Webers!
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Jul 30, 2016 15:31:19 GMT
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Not sure about Merc's, but often the studs are hammered in from behind. And swift whack from the wheel side knocks them out.
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In what way is a rose joint better? It does exactly the same job only it lasts a fraction of the time Because I've got Rose joints fitted, (see my post above), I'm concerned about this statement. Do you have evidence or first hand experience of this statement? It'll be helpful, because I could tailor an inspection regime based on your facts. Thanks
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Jul 28, 2016 17:08:02 GMT
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I had to use Rose joints in place of the standard TRE's, because the steering rack is lowered and bolting the rose joints to the top of the steering arm removed the terrible bump steer! Haven't found the taper to be an issue, Rose joints aren't meant to be an interference fit, they have a normal HT bolt/nyloc clamping the rose joint to the arm, it's a big bolt, so can be done up tight....I also used good quality washers to spread the clamping force, a "hi angle" spacer to aid movement.
Rubber covers filled with grease were fitted to protect from the elements, no problems so far and 2 MOTs.
However, if you can find normal TRE's to fit, I'd stick with them, one less thing to keep an eye on!
Obviously, you'll check the TRE's during a service, I just tend to check any mods much more frequently.
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Jul 13, 2016 17:17:19 GMT
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I think the reason moderns use a hi/lo fan is to reduce NVH, the lo speed makes less noise and the hi speed is rarely on.
I'm not worried about a bit of fan noise, (makes a change from the exhaust racket!) just as long as it brings the temp down!
It's now got a big fan sitting behind the rad and ducting in the nose cone to encourage more air to flow through, rather than around the rad.
The old rad (a standard BMW E30 one) with front mounted fan coped OK (sticky back day in a M25 jam!), till Paris (sweat dripping off face day and a 1000 classics jam!) and the muppet who wired the engine! The Golf GTI one is bigger then the E30 one, so I'm hopeful.
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Jul 11, 2016 18:03:41 GMT
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The original engine boiled because I'd used the BMW ECU to control the rad fan and it tried to switch a single speed fan to it's higher speed! And I didn't notice that the fan had stopped till too late. The Golf rad is the only one that fits at a reasonable price. However, it is a twin core alloy one, that according to the sales pitch, is " 30% uprated and can support 350 BHP engine power" (actual colour of words, so must be true) ! Time will tell.......
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Jul 10, 2016 18:28:31 GMT
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Having thought about it some more, it's got to be the 90/95*C one, the 85/90*C version will cause the thermostat to shut....!
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Jul 10, 2016 17:47:43 GMT
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It's for a BMW M52 engine, it's normal operating temp is 95*C, the thermostat starts to open at 88*C.
The car has a MK2 Golf GTI rad, so I have a choice of 2 rad fan temp switches to control the rad fan, one is on at 95*C and off at 90*C, the t'other is a on at 95*C and off at 85*C.
So which should I install, having boiled one engine down to a lump of aluminium, I'm wary of doing it again!
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Amazonaizing, is just what this is!
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How do I check for seized bearings, car bounces up and down without problem?
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I reckon a man like your could do a beam in a day.quote] You must be confusing me with someone who knows what he's doing, that's not me, having just rewired the engine in the Triumph and have left out the most important wire, the one that provides 12V to the ECU! To make matters worse, I used very sticky BMW style cloth tape....all of which has to come off now! It's the daily driver, so I may get someone to do it...
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These run torsion bars. Tired bars maybe? I guess, think it's a big job too! Bu**er.
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Jun 30, 2016 17:03:07 GMT
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Apart from the odd leaky fuel hose. my 205D runs great, but the front now sits higher than the rear! Not sure if it's got worse or if it's always done this.
So apart from looking slightly odd, is this sign of something bad?
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Jun 29, 2016 18:31:41 GMT
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Thanks, I was going to use both types, Dyna mat type on flat surfaces and the foil stuff as underlay!
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Jun 25, 2016 16:52:48 GMT
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What sound deadening did you use, need to put some into the Triumph on the bulkhead and floor.
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Built a kit car with a bike engine, very fast, (could out accelerate the bike the engine came from!) 150 bhp and 430 KGs. But the gearing isn't suitable, it used to run out of revs at 115 mph, couldn't find a rear axle highly geared enough and if I did find one, 1st gear would probably feel like 3rd when pulling away!
Fitting a car type gearbox would kinda destroy the idea.....
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