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Offline smitty12

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Re: Anti roll bar?
« Reply #10 on: 29 May 2010, 10:53 »
Does your engine move alot when you rev it looking at it in the engine bay?

just as much as it ever has, if your guna say the lower gear box mount (dogbone) I've checked it three times lol

and StingyCH is'nt that the steering arm? or is it the drive shaft?


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Offline johnson6672

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Re: Anti roll bar?
« Reply #11 on: 29 May 2010, 11:10 »
What about the other 2 engine mounts?

Also with tharbs its the bushes wear and also the arb corrodes where the bush is.
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Re: Anti roll bar?
« Reply #12 on: 29 May 2010, 11:42 »
A simple test,is put a bit of paint on the drive shaft and go for a spin,if it rubs on the arb you'll see it clear as day.

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Re: Anti roll bar?
« Reply #13 on: 29 May 2010, 12:22 »
A simple test,is put a bit of paint on the drive shaft and go for a spin,if it rubs on the arb you'll see it clear as day.

good idea, will try that tonight then  :smiley:
Thing is the car has been lowered by 50mm for about 11month so dont see why it would just start to rub now? will give it a try thou  :smiley:

What are the uprated bushes you can buy? and where could i find them?


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Offline The Dave

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Re: Anti roll bar?
« Reply #14 on: 29 May 2010, 15:14 »
If it is rubbing, worn shocks etc? Could be sagging a bit when on the move? I dunno just guessing lol

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Re: Anti roll bar?
« Reply #15 on: 29 May 2010, 16:55 »
Sorry, i missed the point  :embarassed: this problem is only on the 150hp (1.8T or V5), 170hp  or the TDI and the V6 4 motion..my friend said me that. As my experience..i had this problem on my old GTI V5 and this one 1.8T..but yours is a 125hp? 2.0l N/A right? :huh:

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Re: Anti roll bar?
« Reply #16 on: 29 May 2010, 18:01 »
Sorry, i missed the point  :embarassed: this problem is only on the 150hp (1.8T or V5), 170hp  or the TDI and the V6 4 motion..my friend said me that. As my experience..i had this problem on my old GTI V5 and this one 1.8T..but yours is a 125hp? 2.0l N/A right? :huh:

Nope 115hp 2.0L 8v N/A  :smiley:
I'll try painting the drive shaft sometime this week, might even just chalk it


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Offline rakesh27

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Re: Anti roll bar?
« Reply #17 on: 29 May 2010, 19:50 »
easiest way to picture it ?

When you are driving along the drive shaft rod will be spinining, the arb is connected to the drop links to hold it in place and keep the front end stiff. Depending on your arb if they loop over the drive shaft rod when you go over bumps, brake hard the car and suspension will pitch.

The drive shaft will move in a up and down manner, when going over a bump the drive shaft rod will move up thus getting closer to your arb, so to get round this you want to get arbs that go underneath the drive shaft rod e.g. whiteline

Once you replace the arb with after market ones you can raise your car lower or higher as much as you want, normally if the drive shaft rod is rubbing against the arb you will see a ring like the dirts warn away to fresh metal on your drive shaft rod directly opposite (under) the arb, tell tell signs, the knock normally happens when cornering hard, going over speed bumps, do as the guy suggested (paint) or easier full lock your steering wheel and look.

Its easy the drive shaft rod on one side of your car will be thicker and shorter then the other, its connected directly to your wheels, look at the thick side and you will see the arb going over the drive shaft rod in a loop sort off, have a good look.

Offline BanburyCo

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Re: Anti roll bar?
« Reply #18 on: 30 May 2010, 10:09 »
I have the same problem with my standard 1.4 golf but i was told by a mechanic who drove it, that its probably the drop link i think he said anyway so hopefully get it on the ramp soon.