If you shop around the arms with new bushes and balljoint are available from not much more than the price of the bushes alone. Given the amount of time and effort required to remove the bushes and fit the new ones in my opinion it's not worth the grief. You will need a very big vice or press and a selection of metal tubes of suitable diameters to press the bushes in and out. Watch out, one of them needs to be fitted pointing the correct direction.
I have done them in the past but nowadays i just change the arms complete. Jim From: bill green Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2012 10:14 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [Quantum Owners] Tracking on H4 concerns Thanks Hamish, the tyres are firestone firehawk 70's, these have always felt ok, I run them at 30-32 psiwith rears at 30 psi. I have been unable to find any movement in the wheels or suspension, last years problem was with the bottom suspension arm rubbers that are bonded to the bushes where the mounting bolts pass through, I didn't know these were replacable, the "quantum special" off side arm is still looking like new and the near side was replaced last year so hopefully these are ok, I measured the free thread again this morning and the thread is around 23-24mm, the 29 was to the start of the taper on the track rod, road testing will be carried out soon so I'll let you know how it goes. Bill > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [Quantum Owners] Tracking on H4 concerns > Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:00:44 +0100 > > Hi, > > Maybe the following is a bit apple pie and motherhood but here goes anyway: > > What tyres have you fitted? On my H4 I started off with Pirelli P700's and > whilst they were OK in the dry these were definitely Death on Wheels in the > wet. I then went to (Bridgestone) Potensa's for many years until I moved to > 15" wheels with large profile tyres to get the gearing right. Surprisingly > these have given excellent handling and indistinguishable wear over ~ 5 k > miles. Tyre pressures are critical and 32 front and 30 rear (in Druid units > lb/in^2) have worked for me - do not go too low as you do not get the crown > of the tyre working effectively for you > > Regarding the front lower suspension bushes, this is a known problem of MkII > Fiestas to the extent that there is a kit to replace the bushes for a few > pounds each available from motor factors without the need to replace the > arms. They can be driven out in a vice using a large socket as a drift. > About 10k miles is the best one might expect from a set of bushes in my > experience and a regular replacement for the MOT. > > The last time I assembled the tracking rods into the steering arm swivels > there was about 25-30 mm of thread in each swivel. You need 2x dia of > thread engagement to be safe and 3x dia to be sure of durability. > > The front wheel bearings are the angular contact type so there is no > adjustment but do check that the wheel cannot wobble at the bearings - 1 to > 2 mm max movement at the periphery of the tyre is all that should be > allowed. > > Is the rack and steering column OK? Lock the steering and see if you can > move the wheels. > > One further thing to check is that the suspension bits that are attached to > the fibreglass are bolted on tight. It is very unlikely that they have come > loose as they are held on by large diameter bolts that in my case locked up > tight as taken the final turns to securing the hardware. > > Good luck! > > Hamish > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of reckless_b > Sent: 24 April 2012 17:01 > To: Quantum Owners Group > Subject: [Quantum Owners] Tracking on H4 concerns > > Hi learnerd quantum owners, last year while travelling to the stoneliegh > show the handling on our H4 became shall I say interesting, lifting the > throttle would have the car pulling to the right, anyhow we got there and > home again in one piece and I found that the near side bottom suspension arm > rubbers were cracking up allowing the steering to wonder. The arm was > changed and the tracking set, fast forward 12 months, recently the front end > of the car has become vague it shimmies like a hula girls hips when I > accelerate and one checking the tracking it was way out, I looked at both > bottom arms again , these were fine both looking like new and nothing else > suspicious was seen. The tracking has been reset and both track rods are > showing almost the same amount of threads, both very close to 29mm. Does > anyone know how long the threaded end is, I could always unscrew one of mine > but now the trackings set I don't want to disturb it unless I have to, so if > anyone has one on the bench I would be grateful for the information, I don't > really want to drive it when there may only be a few mm holding it together. > Many thanks guys. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Quantum Owners Group" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To > unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/quantumowners?hl=en > > IMPORTANT NOTE: All information presented herewith is provided on an "As Is" > basis, without warranty or the implication thereof. 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