ARB fixes?

  1. Newbie Joined: May 2012 Posts: 9
    #1
    My ARB is rattling like a twat again, i tightened it up about 3-4 months ago and was fine until now, does anyone know if theres a fix to stop it from coming lose once and for all?
    cheers
  2. Established Member Joined: Mar 2011 Birmingham Posts: 2148 Rover BRM, Rover 800 Coupe, Mk6 golf.
    #2
    Front arb?
    Where is it coming lose? The bushes or the drop links?
  3. Newbie Joined: May 2012 Posts: 9
    #3
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by jasonmayall View Post
    Front arb?
    Where is it coming lose? The bushes or the drop links?
    the drop links mate
  4. Established Member Joined: Mar 2011 Birmingham Posts: 2148 Rover BRM, Rover 800 Coupe, Mk6 golf.
    #4
    They shouldn't come lose! How tight we're they?
    Iirc the Haynes manual says 70nm... So they need to be pretty damn tight!
  5. Newbie Joined: May 2012 Posts: 9
    #5
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by jasonmayall View Post
    They shouldn't come lose! How tight we're they?
    Iirc the Haynes manual says 70nm... So they need to be pretty damn tight!
    i dont know how tight but i know i had a bar on the ratchet to get it as tight as i could, i wasn't sure if theres anything else i could do once i have tightened it to stop it coming lose?
  6. Established Member Joined: Mar 2011 Birmingham Posts: 2148 Rover BRM, Rover 800 Coupe, Mk6 golf.
    #6
    I can't think of anything, never heard of them coming lose really. Did you use new nuts on them with thread lock?
  7. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2009 Stoke-on-trent Posts: 2640 Mk5 Golf GTTDI Mk2 VTR Project
    #7
    never heard of these coming loose really, maybe try some new nyloc nuts if you haven't already they should'nt come loose that easily maybe the threads are knackered or something
  8. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jul 2010 South Wales Posts: 3078 ZX 16v, 205 GTI, 309 Goodwood, 405 MI16.
    #8
    probably shagged joints in them if you tightened the nuts up.