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powerflex FCAB install... anyone got some tips?
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powerflex FCAB install... anyone got some tips?
my partner picked me some powerflex poly FCAB up for xmas.... just wondering if anyone has any tips for removing and fitting these? did anyone measure the distance from the control arm end to the lollipop to ensure they are mounted of equal distance on each respective side? I will need to find somewhere to press these in for me or buy the kit for the workshop ( always good to have on hand ).
Any further info would be great....
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Any further info would be great....
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powerflex FCAB install... anyone got some tips?
I did measure that to get as close to previous set up when refitting- still needed tracking!
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powerflex FCAB install... anyone got some tips?
I thought the bushes could be pressed in with a normal vice? I've just cut the bushes out of some old lollipops myself... with a view to fit some strongflex I've got had on my desk for a few weeks. Not an M but yeah same principle!
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powerflex FCAB install... anyone got some tips?
cheers buddy, i thought so!! ill bare it in mind when i do the fitting work so i can tie in an alignment
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powerflex FCAB install... anyone got some tips?
i like this idea, i may grab a couple of used lollipops so i can just swap in and do the messing around with the used set, i have a vice at work but assumed the jaws would damage the billet contre bore on the new FCAB
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powerflex FCAB install... anyone got some tips?
I've got a few sets of old bushes that I cut up. I was cautious at first too. Doing it by hacksaw for the first one but it took forever. So used a recip to do the bulk of the work and then followed with a hacksaw for the last little bit.
IMO damage to the inner sleeve is certain, it's only soft aluminium. So even with a proper hydraulic press to press the old bush out, you're going to mark the inside. I used sandpaper to smooth and you're all good.
For holding the lollipop and using a vice, I clamped it with two scrap pieces of wood so the flange that blots to the car wouldn't be marked unnecessarily. Not that it would matter, clamping straight in the vice would only cause surface imperfections, it wouldn't affect the structural integrity...
IMO damage to the inner sleeve is certain, it's only soft aluminium. So even with a proper hydraulic press to press the old bush out, you're going to mark the inside. I used sandpaper to smooth and you're all good.
For holding the lollipop and using a vice, I clamped it with two scrap pieces of wood so the flange that blots to the car wouldn't be marked unnecessarily. Not that it would matter, clamping straight in the vice would only cause surface imperfections, it wouldn't affect the structural integrity...
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powerflex FCAB install... anyone got some tips?
Happy to help being local, done a few lollipop bushes over the years...drop me a message
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powerflex FCAB install... anyone got some tips?
cheers buddy, much appreciated, doesn't look a difficult task tbh......
is their a key on the inner bore of the outer bracket section?
is their a key on the inner bore of the outer bracket section?
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powerflex FCAB install... anyone got some tips?
There's a chamfered edge from which to press the bush in from, be mindful of the locating notch, there to help line up the Eccentric bush.
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powerflex FCAB install... anyone got some tips?
Does the notch doesn’t serve a purpose on Normal lollipop/bush combo?
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X5 - E53, E70
X6 - E71
BMW Family History (past and present):
1 Series - E87
3 Series - E46 Coupe, E46 M3, E90 (x3)
4 Series - F36, F82 M4
5 Series - E34 (x2), E39
7 Series - E32
X5 - E53, E70
X6 - E71