Tony Posted July 23, 2010 Report Share Posted July 23, 2010 Make of this what you will but here are the facts. If we were to remove the rear coils/oils the logical way to do this is to remove the lower adjuster arm Doing this is fine because we will be calibrating the chassis after the install... If i needed to remove the coil/oil without disturbing the adjuster the upper arm would need to be removed So why is it we have MK3's with handling complaints and we've now found out the upper arm bushing is preloaded, undo the lock nut and "bang" the bushing springs back. I rest my case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted July 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2010 I just had a 2010 MK3.5 with 200 miles on the clock and both upper bushings were preloaded, i would love to know where these coils are changed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve-O Posted July 28, 2010 Report Share Posted July 28, 2010 Schoolboy errors.. i do Hope Mazda are taking note!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted July 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 Schoolboy errors.. i do Hope Mazda are taking note!! I think i should be in court by September, but at the end of the day you cannot sue the truth! It's not my fault a 2010 NC MK3 with 200 miles on the clock with handling issues booked into the centre and we found the bushings preloaded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hms Posted July 30, 2010 Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 I think i should be in court by September, What's this Tony? h Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted July 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 I think i should be in court by September, What's this Tony? h I don't think Mazda will be to pleased me bringing this to the public's attention after all their claims the 3.5 handling has been sorted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luki78 Posted March 1, 2017 Report Share Posted March 1, 2017 Make of this what you will but here are the facts. If we were to remove the rear coils/oils the logical way to do this is to remove the lower adjuster arm DSC02056.JPG Doing this is fine because we will be calibrating the chassis after the install... If i needed to remove the coil/oil without disturbing the adjuster the upper arm would need to be removed DSC02055.JPG So why is it we have MK3's with handling complaints and we've now found out the upper arm bushing is preloaded, undo the lock nut and "bang" the bushing springs back. I rest my case. Apologize for unearthing that thread. One question: can l loosen upper arms bolts to check if there is no tension on that bushing ? Both of them ? I wouldn't like to disturb my alignment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luki78 Posted March 1, 2017 Report Share Posted March 1, 2017 Or maybe better do not touch them if I have good angles set up. I'm just not sure if my Eibach coils were fitted in your (proper) way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted March 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2017 If you undo them there shouldn't be any discernible change in the geometry unless the height changes dramatically. In theory the bushing should relax without moving the arm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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