timb2117 Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Hello good people hopefully just some quick advice; 2005 sv roadsport dedion with watts.#1 Front anti roll bar, if I grab it near end where it attaches to suspension arm and move it there is some play, a mm or two (I have noted a bit of a knock front end over bumps) on the Caterham site "front anti roll bar ball" does this live inside the housing and a replacement will fix the play? Part #2 rear anti roll bar same clunk and play in both the "cotton reel bushes" that secure the roll bar and in the linkage that attaches it to the hub, Q? how do I know if it is metric or not to buy from Caterham site?Thanks for your time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7 wonders of the world Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 2005 will be an imperial chasis as metric was introduced in mid 2006The plastic balls to wear, easy to replace as they screw onto the anti rollbar, lightly grease them before reassembly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timb2117 Posted June 20, 2020 Author Share Posted June 20, 2020 Brilliant to my rescue! Just nice to order the right bits before they travel around the world! Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 A good source of parts is Redline Components, they ship worldwide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Geoff Brown Posted June 20, 2020 Area Representative Share Posted June 20, 2020 Don't forget to check the front bushes as well as the play in the balls (woops!) is not the whole story. I had a similar experience of play that would not go away. Two sets of bushes & ball ends later I had to change one mounting bracket as it was fractionally 'oversize' for the bush. The Westbury chassis is far stiffer than the Nearn era Arch chassis so I believe that this reduction in compliance means that secondary mechanical components such as anti roll bar bushes, balls & drop links absorb far more stress. So they wear out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timb2117 Posted June 25, 2020 Author Share Posted June 25, 2020 Yup thanks for the nudge- I am changing bushes on front and rear anti roll bar and at the rear the linkages too, on advice from an engineer friend I am going to go rose joint the rear linkages too as it would seem to be a bit more robust, the car is 15 years old and showing a lot of play / knocks and bangs so should gradually reno into silence. Ill look into redline too thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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