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discovery 300tdi anti roll bars
Range Rover Blues:
That's essentially what ACE does on the DII
As for the ones above, I'm not happy about the whole thing being secured by an 'R' clip, the original bolt tightens against a shoulder so that it can't twist when under load, I don't think that solution is good enough.
Disco-Ron:
Yes guys, they are the ones i was on about, however on reflection, and new nut and bolt is just as easy, and better.....!!!
clbarclay:
The drop links may be an obvious place to the ARB disconecting, though that is just one option. Another is to split the ARB into 2 parts where it goes straight from one side to the other and use a solenoid to operate a simple locking device to lock the 2 sides together. I've seen this type of ARB disconnect done using a manual free wheeling front hub, so the principal is tried and tested.
My comment about dog clutch was based on this type. Unlike disconnecting the links where you need enough length in sliding sections so that they doesn't seperate, with the a split ARB the 2 sections are just rotating around each other, so potentially the ends could end up 180 degrees apart without any problem. When rengaging, the solenoid would be turned off and the spring pushes the 2 parts of the clutch together and the 2 sections continue to rotate untill the clutch halfs are alligned and lock together. Its pretty much the same as the difflock in an LT230.
Range Rover Blues:
That's very true and I'm not surprised that's how other manufacturers do it. I'd only be concerned that the ARB as it exisits is spring steel and might not take kindly to being machined to fit a flange, otherwise that's a damn good idea, all you would need would be a cotter pin to lock 2 flanges together.
clbarclay:
I wouldn't recomend welding to and ARB. Possibly the easiest way though would be to cut a short section out of the ARB and have clamp on flanges. No welding or machining to the ARB required.
One side effect I can think of though is that it would effectively shorten the ARB, making it stiffer.
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