C531XHO

Morning All

Just trying to organise parts for reassembly of my 1985 S2 rear suspension following complete overhaul and hoping someone can help confirm L/R of a couple of bits;

FIRSTLY: Lower arm - when placed on a flat surface, the lower arm has a slightly upward facing "V" shape?

SECONDLY: Rear shocks - I see they have an offset. On WSM 4, page 42-14, note 3 it look as if they "lean" to the rear of the car although the perspective on the image is a little ambiguous. Am I interpreting that correctly?






Thanks all and happy spannering

David
1985 S2
1989 GT
1985 S2 (sold)
1981 S (sold)

Mrmerlin

Please post pictures of the parts you want identified laying next to each other
the lower shock mount is canted the pin will easily fit one way and have to be forced the wrong way
Note sometimes a white dot of paint is on the part of the shock body that should face to the rear,
otherwise the WSM picture should assist you here

skpyle

C531XHO, I am right now working on the control arms for the Red Witch and have run into the same question. I am swapping the good Weissach bushings from the bent control arms into the good control arms. Luckily I marked the arms before I took everything apart.
The rear lower control arms do have an upward V when laid flat on a work bench.
Gimme a bit to get out to my shop for some photos...

Mrmerlin

Seth I was under the impression that once you press out the Weissach bushing it will be destroyed and a new bushing will need to be installed.
To be clear what bushing are you working on?

skpyle

Stan, my terminology may not be correct. Rocker bar or link pin might be more correct. Let me get a photo from PET...


See item #12. That is what I am swapping on the arms.




Item #12





WSM implies replacing is not a big deal.





C531XHO, sorry for hijacking your thread.

worf928

This—^ and they are NLA last time I checked.

And yes, part #12. Every other bushing is available new.

Seth, make sure your ducks are arranged in military order...

worf928

Press-out the link pin bushing on the dead control arm and post pictures...

skpyle

Already pressed out, will post photos in a new thread. Have already trampled on C531XHO's thread enough.

worf928

Not if the pics are labeled left or right

Mrmerlin

FWIW I would leave the #12 bushing alone as it is not a bushing thats diagnosed as being bad.
EDIT I have never replaced one of these #12 bushing,
I did replace the link pin bushings #11 once and probably should have left them alone. They are hard to remove the replace

The more common bushing to replace is the #10 bushing and the two dog bone bushings

skpyle

Fair point, worf. So...



Original rear lower control arms from the Red Witch. Passenger's side on the left, driver's side on the right.





Passenger's side control arm.





Passenger's side control arm, note the bore for the shock/wheel hub carrier pin is angled up.





Inner bushing raises up when the outer part is pushed down to the work bench.





Driver's side control arm.





Driver's side control arm, note the bore for the shock/wheel hub carrier pin is angled up.





Inner bushing raises up when the outer part is pushed down to the work bench.

skpyle

Stan, I am starting a new thread to explain why I pressed out the rocker bars...

worf928

Seth, looks like those link pin bushings came out in good shape!

OP should now have all they need to identify parts

skpyle

Thank you, worf!
Yep, I am hoping the photos of the control arms will help C531XHO in identifying the ones on his S2.

C531XHO

Perfect thanks Seth, that has confirmed what I thought was right. When I took them off for blast and paint (all bushes good and not wanting heat of powder coating) I stupidly thought they were the same.
Rgds David