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Unknown arm..
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Mon Apr 18, 2011 4:00 pmby LordFigTree
So i was replacing my bent control arm the other day and found the new control arm i was putting in didn't have this bit that came off the side, so i cut it off the old one and welded it to the new, but i was curious what the arm is for, Tangcla wasn't sure of what it was either (user i bought the control arm off) as he doesn't have that arm on his Lib..
Re: Unknown arm..
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Mon Apr 18, 2011 4:22 pmby Robbks
yours is a 3.0 correct,.?
it's not shown in the 04 workshop manual either.
what does the arm connect to under there??
Re: Unknown arm..
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Mon Apr 18, 2011 4:30 pmby LordFigTree
Yeah 3.0R, i can't see what it connects to, i didn't think to check when replacing the control arm.
Re: Unknown arm..
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Mon Apr 18, 2011 4:32 pmby Robbks
does the car have brake force distribution/ stability control/ traction control, and all of those useless drive killing devices??
thinking it could be connected to a sensor or something regarding the stability control
or self-levelling headlights?
Re: Unknown arm..
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Mon Apr 18, 2011 4:39 pmby LordFigTree
Yeah i believe it has all those, i went and had another look and got this pic..
Re: Unknown arm..
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Mon Apr 18, 2011 4:41 pmby Robbks
what's on the inside of the leftmost mount?
any sensors or is it just bolted in there?
Re: Unknown arm..
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Mon Apr 18, 2011 4:57 pmby LordFigTree
It appears there may be a sensor or something clipped in behind it, i can't really tell though it's hard to get to and it's a bit crowded in there.
Re: Unknown arm..
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Mon Apr 18, 2011 6:12 pmby teK--
Ride height sensor maybe??? Is there such a thing as electronically controlled suspension in our cars?
Re: Unknown arm..
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Mon Apr 18, 2011 10:23 pmby kiks
holy mary mother of speculation.
Its a sensor in the front and back to determine if the wheels are off the ground so you cant rev the tits off them in gear on a hoist. Will also depressure the brake lines on a single diagonal to avoid a total lockup on landing and enable ABS to work etc.
Most new suby's have em. Both on right hand side usually but its model dependent.
Re: Unknown arm..
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Mon Apr 18, 2011 11:31 pmby tangcla
kiks wrote:holy mary mother of speculation.
lol... What a killjoy
haha
Re: Unknown arm..
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Tue Apr 19, 2011 12:30 amby SegR
kiks wrote:Its a sensor in the front and back to determine if the wheels are off the ground... Will also depressure the brake lines on a single diagonal to avoid a total lockup on landing and enable ABS to work etc.
I need convincing. Who puts their hand up to test this theory? :-p
Re: Unknown arm..
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Tue Apr 19, 2011 12:54 amby tkboi
makes sense actually for the traction control for the lib which i think is only on the autos, i got it on my auto2.5i, stops me from accelerating while im on gravel roads, need to turn it off to drive properly
Re: Unknown arm..
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Tue Apr 19, 2011 7:17 amby overl0ad
hid leveler
Re: Unknown arm..
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Tue Apr 19, 2011 8:31 amby tangcla
Must be something for the flux capacitor.
Re: Unknown arm..
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Tue Apr 19, 2011 9:27 amby sheppo9
