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I'm going to be changing my front wishbones soon, along with the ARB bushes. The wishbones will be fitted with berlingo P-bushes and I have the correct bolt for those. Are there any other fasteners I should replace whilst doing this? I'll replace the locknuts on the balljoint.
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id replace the upper and lower pinch bolts, and the 6 m8 bolts in the top mounts if you want to go ott.
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The topmount bolts are already new, as are the topmounts.
The only front suspension components which aren't are the wishbone bushes and the ARB bushes which are being replaced. Pinch bolts are a good shout.
Any of the other bolts that connect the wishbone to the subframe?
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anyone got a link or a part number for the pinch bolts? fyi if you ever replace the long front wishbone bolt there are two different types.
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strut to hub pinch bolt m10 x 65mm
ball joint pinch bolt m10 x 50mm
Wishobone bolt m12x 100mm all the same regardless of model
All taken from servicebox
