Adjustable Panhard Rod

timmchugh1

Ex. Club Member
Has anybody else come across the problem of the metal inserts that come with the panhard rod being too big? I fitted mine the other day and the larger one that goes on the axel was too bid for the stud.

Also when I fitted it there was a slight knock when I went over bumps, which has gradually got worse. I have checked everything is tight, but it is that under tension I cant get it to do it while its jacked up.

Any ideas?

Cheers Tim
 

Low Rider

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Yup, the bush that fits over the axle mount is too big and it is also not machined to take into consideration the taper to the reduced diameter of the thread. I found it moved under hard cornering.

I machined up my own bush from stainless last time I re-built the car with a tighter tollerance on the diamater and an insertable collar to stop it moving. This still allows the bar to be adjusted 1/2 turn at a time, once setup you insert the collar and bolt up.

No more problems now but only doable if you have a lathe to hand ;)
 
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timmchugh1

Ex. Club Member
Just been at work with the car on the ramp, machined a insert up, replaced the one that was in the rod, but its still knocking. Its a nice snug fit. It only happens when i go over a bump, not round corners.

Any ideas?

Cheers Tim
 

sleeper_ss

Ex. Club Member
Just a thought it could be the anto roll bar link,lowereing the car puts them under extra pressure.My nearside started knocking as soon as I lowered the car.You can test this by removing the link & take for a run...
 

Low Rider

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Just a thought it could be the anto roll bar link,lowereing the car puts them under extra pressure.My nearside started knocking as soon as I lowered the car.You can test this by removing the link & take for a run...

Yup, if that wasn't the problem, the next place to check is the rear drop-links. Mine were fine until I went to a track day and then they started knocking after about 3 laps ;)

Good job on the bush insert though, makes it a much better solution :)
 

Alexx117

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What panhard rod do you have?

I have a whiteline one and it all fits on perfect just a pain to remove the old one and the rubber bushes.
 

Robb

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Not to sound daft but is the adjustor/locking nut definately tight? As i had a similar problem, had to re-tighten it a few times, its fine now.
 
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