strange problem
hello i have a vs commodore i have noticed that when u push on the gard above the back tyre the body of the car will move side to side but the diff and wheells dont i hope every one can understand what i mean and does any one know what it could be thanks
it would be a broken panhard rod or the bushes are completly stuffed
not that expensive to replace
ok thanks couls u give me an idea as to were to look for it and what it looks like
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Could also be the upper and lower trailing arm bushes are flogged out too.
But is more likely to be the panhard rod as stated above, since this controls the side to side motion of the car, and takes most of the punishment of these forces.
Also, if an adjustable panhard rod has been fitted, make sure the adjustment nuts are fully tightened.
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Originally Posted by destiny
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It is a long straight rod, located directly behind the diff, one end connects to the diff, the other end connects to a bracket under the boot floor.
On the 7th day, God created Holden, then on the 8th day, God created Ford, to keep idiots out of Holden's.
i just had a look one end conects to the rear axle on the drivers side the other en is conected to a bracket under were the boot is is that is thats the one that looks like it has play in it
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Yes, that's the panhard rod, if you can move it by hand, like it has some play in it, then it's most likely the bushes and rubbers are stuffed.
This will allow the car to move about side to side.
It's not a hard job to fix, just need new bush/rubber kit for it.
They can be a little tough to undo if they haven't been changed in a long time, but just soak the bolt and nuts in WD40 and let it soak in for a while.
Then just pull it off, take out all the old stuff, clean it all up, put a little bearing grease on the contact surfaces, then put it all back together.
Make sure you tighten it all back up to the specified torque specs.
On the 7th day, God created Holden, then on the 8th day, God created Ford, to keep idiots out of Holden's.
thanks guys i found it an i just pulled it off the bushes were buggerd all good now thanks guys
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No worries mate, glad ya got it all sorted, cheers.
On the 7th day, God created Holden, then on the 8th day, God created Ford, to keep idiots out of Holden's.
glad its all sorted out
i bought some of the superpro bushes for mine a week or two ago
were about $50
was an easy job to do, there are a few write ups on the site about replacing the bushes
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