Djs44 Posted December 15, 2021 Report Share Posted December 15, 2021 Manual is a bit vague on these - I think I need 2 off per wishbone , with the other 2 off being plain . SJ don't do them - do they a) need to be dished and b) if so , any sources ?? I must say the RD Enterprises sheets are a bit more comprehensive than the workshop manual . Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAR Posted December 15, 2021 Report Share Posted December 15, 2021 My uneducated guess would be that you need a dished washer so when clamped, it acts on the metal edge of the bush and not the rubber. Quote It's getting there...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djs44 Posted December 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2021 Not sure - the inner side of the bushes has the rubber outside of the metal edge of the bush . I have one dished washer and that doesn't clamp anything ... If they are essential , surely they must be available somewhere ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdoom Posted December 15, 2021 Report Share Posted December 15, 2021 There are very unique washers in the wishbone assembly, some overly thick and with a saw-tooth facing, others thick and dished. Take a look at the attached photo showing my OEM bits. I'd want to stick with the factory solution here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djs44 Posted December 16, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 Dr Doom - than you for the pics . I've been studying SOUP's videos on youtube to look at the wishbone pics and they seem quite different washers .. Do you have a washer on both sides of the inner sides of the wishbones ? Minor points but I do want to get this right . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdoom Posted December 17, 2021 Report Share Posted December 17, 2021 Will check on that and post reply later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdoom Posted December 18, 2021 Report Share Posted December 18, 2021 My initial search of the garage ( now in a state just uncomfortably beyond peak chaos ) turned up the wishbones readily enough, not so the pivot studs/washers assemblies. I'll attach a link to RD Enterprises most helpful website where one may view parts manual information. By count it does appear that there are 1 each of the chunky 40mm and 25mm washer each side, as I read the page, and it's to be the smaller one for the forward side of each wishbone. Hope this helps. https://www.rdent.com/manuals/index.html Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djs44 Posted December 20, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2021 Dr Doom - thanks very much for that link - cheers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giorgio67 Posted December 27, 2021 Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 (edited) Hi, are you looking for the dished ones or the 40/25mm diameter washers? I think I have a bag of these that I've bought years ago for my restoration, I can take a look once I know what are you looking for Giorgio PS found the source of the parts where you can buy new if you are still looking. Edited December 27, 2021 by giorgio67 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djs44 Posted December 29, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2021 Giorgio Thanks for your reply , I’ll check the dims and get back to you 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djs44 Posted January 1 Author Report Share Posted January 1 I've checked now and it seems the following are required For each side - 1 off 25mm washer with a serrated side ( or both ? ) and 1 off 40mm washer . Then 2 off the dished washers - the manual suggests 8 off total ( i.e. 4 per side ) but the drawing shows 2 off each side .... these fit on the outside of the wishbones - between the bolt head on one end and the nut on the other . The rubber bush has a serration on one side as per the pic below The 25mm and 40mm washers are both fitted towards the front of the car , no washer between the chassis and the bush at the rear . This seems exactly as Dr Doom's pic shows. I imagine this is quite important to get correct to ensure the correct suspension geometry . Someone had fitted new polybushes to the wishbones ( which have been replaced now with the original spec rubber bushes ) so I basically only have 1 off dished washer and nothing else - so any source for the 25mm , 40mm and dished washers would be great . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdoom Posted January 1 Report Share Posted January 1 So far unable to track those down, it may be faint hope seeking parts unique to early '70's Opel ( or Vauxhall ? ) front end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djs44 Posted January 2 Author Report Share Posted January 2 Yes apparently 1970s Opel Ascona . I have one , so maybe scan and 3d print ? Could also be turned ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post giorgio67 Posted January 2 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 2 Everything you need is here, scroll down the page for the 25 and 40mm ones. https://atz-online.com/pk/opel-manta-ascona-ab/vorderachse-opel-manta-ascona-ab/😀 G 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djs44 Posted January 3 Author Report Share Posted January 3 Giorgio - cheers for the link 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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