Rear drop links

[Peter1450]

As above , wife’s 3.0 Z3 new rear drop links keep sliding off anti roll bar , all new parts including the brackets onto the rear arms ,any suggestions as to why? TIA

 

[Ade33]

Not sure if this will help but worth a read

BMW Z3 Replacing BMW Z3 318ti E30 Rear ARB links

BMW Z3 Replacing Z3 – 318ti – E30 rear ARB links Article reproduced with the kind permission of Mike Fishwick The rear anti-roll bar on a Z3 – or E36 an Compact 318Ti – is unusual in that the drop links, by which it is attached to the rear...

zroadster.org

 

[Peter1450]

Cheers Ade, thanks for the link, will have a play with the angle of the bracket’s, I thought they could only locate in the one position.

 

[Steve Medlock]

 

[Duncodin]

I see in the photo, above, there's a starlock/circlip thing on the bar.

I never saw that before. It's not standard is it?

 

[Steve Medlock]

I see in the photo, above, there's a starlock/circlip thing on the bar.

I never saw that before. It's not standard is it?

No, not standard, but I was having the same problem and this was my solution which solved the problem for me.

 

[Steve Medlock]

You do need the droplink bush to grip the roll bar which is easy if its nice and rusty but harder if you've nicely painted it, so if you use a lubricant to slip bush onto the bar, use diluted washing up liquid or something that will disperse. Don't use a rubber lubricant as this will allow the bush to rotate and slip rather than gripping the bar and staying put.

 

[Peter1450]

You do need the droplink bush to grip the roll bar which is easy if its nice and rusty but harder if you've nicely painted it, so if you use a lubricant to slip bush onto the bar, use diluted washing up liquid or something that will disperse. Don't use a rubber lubricant as this will allow the bush to rotate and slip rather than gripping the bar and staying put.

Exactly Steve , had that very senior moment adding nice red rubber grease to get them on obviously makes them slide straight back off Lesson learned, the clips seem a very good idea ,thought I had some in the garages but no , so will get some just for peace of mind , still think it’s a crap design! Didn’t someone here say BMW they changed it sometime after?

 

[Duncodin]

. . . still think it’s a crap design! . . .

Yes it is. The bar has that weird angle to it making it just the right shape for the bushes to walk themselves off. What were they thinking

 

[t-tony]

Drill a hole near the end and put a large washer on the bar and an "R" clip through the hole?

Tony.

 

[Lee]

Not sure if its been mentioned but the bracket that holds the droplink at the bottom is sided. If its the wrong way round it try's to tilt the drop link when the car is cornering.

 

[AntStark]

Hairspray.. use it all the time for securing rubber mountain bike handlebar grips to bars. Slips on, dries like glue

 

[Lee]

Hairspray.. use it all the time for securing rubber mountain bike handlebar grips to bars. Slips on, dries like glue

I knew I recognised that smell when you was walking around in the shed

 

[Duncodin]

Drill a hole near the end and put a large washer on the bar and an "R" clip through the hole?

Tony.

That's a neat idea that is. How easy would it be to drill? It's hardened 'spring steel' or whatever it's called isn't it? But I do like that idea.

 

[Peter1450]

Not sure if its been mentioned but the bracket that holds the droplink at the bottom is sided. If its the wrong way round it try's to tilt the drop link when the car is cornering.

How do you know the brackets the correct way round Lee?