dunk3
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| posted on 30/12/08 at 02:38 PM |
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mushroom second fixing
Hi all Do you have to wait until you have set up your tracking and suspension before you can put your second fixing on the mushroom for the sva,
or can you do it at anytime. cheers..
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 30/12/08 at 02:50 PM |
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Second fixing on the mushroom?
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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mistergrumpy
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| posted on 30/12/08 at 02:56 PM |
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No anytime will do if you have the central mushrooms. I just drilled through the upright and mushroom then ran a tap through.
If you have the offset ones I'd wait and get them right first.
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dogwood
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| posted on 30/12/08 at 03:04 PM |
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HTH
David
FREE THE ROADSTER ONE…!!
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 30/12/08 at 03:50 PM |
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^^^ oh right thanks. I got worried then 
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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Mark G
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| posted on 30/12/08 at 04:32 PM |
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my mounting hole is ofset so I'm waiting untill after I've set up the suspension and then fixing it.
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dunk3
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| posted on 30/12/08 at 04:49 PM |
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mushroom second fixing
Ok thanks everyone i will wait until i have set my suspension & tracking up, as i have offset mushrooms on my car. cheers..
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Liam
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| posted on 30/12/08 at 05:33 PM |
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Huh? First I've heard of this one. Is this new SVA silliness or has it always been the case? How come the Sierra and most other cars seem to
be ok without a second fixing on the strut?
Liam
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 30/12/08 at 05:37 PM |
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The Sierra has a lug on the side of the strut that goes into the slot at the top of the hub which is then secured by the pinch bolt . The mushrooms do
not have any other means of securing them to the hub other than the pinch bolt. There may ?? have been cases of the mushrooms pulling out.
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JoelP
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| posted on 30/12/08 at 05:41 PM |
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first ive heard of this requirement.
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jacko
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| posted on 30/12/08 at 06:21 PM |
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It's been in the SVA for a while about a year i think
jacko
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RichardK
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| posted on 30/12/08 at 06:49 PM |
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Yep, at my recent sva at Beverly he was keen to see that the bolt actually went into the mushroom as well as I didn't put the hole all the way
through. Luckily I had loads of pictures in my gallery that he spent about 30 mins going through.
Cheers Rich
Gallery updated 11/01/2011
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simonk
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| posted on 5/1/09 at 09:20 PM |
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Obviously some room for SVA interpretation here as mine sailed through in October 08 with no secondary method of fixing. I'd heard about this
and considered it and figured that in the Sierra the limit of full extension is the strut and therefore there is a possibility that the bottom of the
strut could be pulled out of the upright at full extension which I presume is why the struts have the ridge on them. On my car the coil overs limit
travel via the bottom wishbone before there is any 'pulling' load on the mushroom - so I torqued it up as per the manual and it went
through SVA without a problem.
Thanks
Simon
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