Suspension Brakes 1st Gen Most liked posts in thread: Why Weld the PSRS in place?

Alta

I would agree with the last statement fully, had same conversation with a R56 mini owner at a track day, but the fit is better than the customer service,
i returned hundreds dollars worth of new parts that were wrong, I ordered right parts, right part number on invoice but wrong numbers on box, wrong parts in box,
i have tracking numbers that they recived parts back and never have received the correct parts from my R53, ANd after a year the parts are now discontinued and never got a refund,

I have had 3 experiences with them all turned out about the same :mad2:

I just removed my Pivots while installing a front sway bar,
My powerflex Bushings were in stalled at 40,000, now with 96.000, they are perfect, i cleand them and used a lil of the lube sent with my h sport bars, They are are tight as the day i installed them,
The car has been tracked, Drove in frezzing wyoming weather, Very Impressed with POWERFLEX

 

Powerflex over Alta

Nathan
Hope You dont mind i borrowed your photo

See the small flat on the very bottom of the cast iron, about 3/8 in Dia,
When i had my pivots out i drilled a very small hole less than a 1/8 inch thru the iron thru the OUT side part of the powerflex bushing, then Lubed the inner part slid it together, later after back in car, i drilled the hole in the iron about 1/4 inch deep, with a drill the size for a tap, to fit a grease zerk,

So now when i lube my H sport bars i can give these bushing a bit of lube

 

As to the original question.........

As shown in the pic above all I had done was tack welded the end of the sleeve to the arm. Doesn't take much to hold it in place.

 

did people who welded the PSRS in place disconnect the bushing carrier before welding? My mechanic said there's the distinct danger of overheating the bushing (and any grease inside). Should I fully remove the bushing carrier before welding, or do it as is?

 

I removed the whole control arm when I welded them. I'm not sure whether that was necessary or not, but I did. The passenger side control arm came off pretty easily, but the center conical fitting on the drivers side was a bear to get loose. It did require dropping the entire subframe to get the control arms off.

I am pretty sure that Nathan just welded the sleeve on with the bushing still in place. Maybe he will comment...

 

Detroit Tuned put mine in last year without welding. They started rattling pretty quickly. He welded them, but now they are rattling again. Should have gone a different route.

 

My PSRS have been fine without welding -- used two of three set screws and loctite.
So far so good--

 

Mine are happily rattling away, Stu*&YGIU^%^78855%%R%^&Son Of..... a#$%&*^$%Bitc%$$#and I'm not.
Do your self a favor, don't buy these things.

 

Love mine still 2 yrs later......