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bent radius arm on the jimny
« on: November 05, 2008, 16:10:46 »
hi ive just noticed a knocking underneath and one hell of a steering wobble , if my driver side radius arm was bent twisted would it cause this wobble , its the drivers side that is bent , ive not lifted it yet and had to be dragged out of a rut from an extreme lane???has anyone got a spare
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Re: bent radius arm on the jimny
« Reply #1 on: November 05, 2008, 16:51:24 »
Someone has some here:  http://www.mud-club.com/forum/index.php/topic,65491.0.html
I do have a spare pair..... somewhere... I cant check till next week though as theyre at my friends garage and hes away on holiday. I havent seen them for about 3 years though....
anyone else have any?

Gary
« Last Edit: November 05, 2008, 17:46:20 by jimny gary »
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Re: bent radius arm on the jimny
« Reply #2 on: November 05, 2008, 21:46:06 »
Hi James,

I have a spare pair but I'm in The Yorkshire Dales (near Masham). They're off a 2001 Jimny with 23,000 on the clock and they have never been used off road and include original bushes.

Where are you in the Dales? I was dragged up in the Peak District.

Cheers

BJ
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Re: bent radius arm on the jimny
« Reply #3 on: November 06, 2008, 15:30:28 »
I had a massive steering wobble on mine ,l i changed the kingpin bearings and it sorted the problem out.
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Re: bent radius arm on the jimny
« Reply #4 on: November 06, 2008, 15:32:17 »
yeah a bent radius arm would do that as well. 8-[
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Re: bent radius arm on the jimny
« Reply #5 on: November 07, 2008, 10:35:00 »
im in dronfield near chesterfield , the jimny in the scrap yard near us has also got bent arms , so no go there, ive sent you a pm blackjim with details , thanks :azn:
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Re: bent radius arm on the jimny
« Reply #6 on: November 08, 2008, 19:00:16 »
thanks blackjim , just a drive up there was worth the while , nice jimny by the way. if you sell the tyres let me know :grin:
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Re: bent radius arm on the jimny
« Reply #7 on: November 08, 2008, 22:06:02 »
Have you got one now then Jamesey? Do you have one spare now if i cant find mine?

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Re: bent radius arm on the jimny
« Reply #8 on: November 09, 2008, 12:13:37 »
no dont need a spare now blackjim gave me 2 for £10 , bargain , thanks anyway
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