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25th April 2018, 07:07 | #1 |
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a little help needed
morning people im looking at buying a new project that i can use for a daily driver the only problem the rear arms are all nackt what sort of a job is it to replace the complete rear end,its that bad that the car cant be moved apart fro trailering any help would be great.
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25th April 2018, 08:12 | #2 |
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If the bolts undo without a problem it is a fairly easy job.
wheel off disc off top and bottom arm outer bolt drop link one inner bolt and out it pops.......IF.... they all undo In my case, the 2 outermost bolts were rusted solid and had to be cut out......not an easy job. |
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You will need a medium depth 18mm socket and a cut down short extension bar as a normal short 1/2 inch extn is too long. The socket undoes the nut on the arm by the disc and the bolt does poke through the nut some distance so not all sockets reach the nut macafee2 |
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25th April 2018, 17:37 | #4 |
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thanks gents it the problem areas im after.the more problems i know about the less of a surprise they will be.
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25th April 2018, 17:59 | #5 |
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Your main problem will be getting the bolts out of the upper arms as they bolt on to the subframe. The captive nuts are inaccessible if they spin and also for some reason they are round with no flats to get a spanner on if you could access them. If you look at the lower arms where they are bolted to the subframe you can see identical nut on them but they are accessible.
So, if the upper arm nuts spin you have to remove the subframe. To be honest it isn't much more work. Once you have the car on the stands it is best if you have a couple of small trolley jacks to lower/lift arms, compress springs. manover disks etc to get things to line up. make sure you torque every thing up to the correct torque. Its the first time for me doing one, took around 2-3 hours and the subframe and arms were out. I removed the springs before dropping the subframe as this made it easier to access the ARB links and unbolt the outer arms etc. Your choice but If you are on your own then put it back at a piece at a time otherwise if you assemble and stuff it up it tends to be a little heavy. After refitting the subframe I worked inside to out top to bottom. The bolts that hold the ARB on to the subframe sheared off as soon as they caught sight of the 6 sided 10mm spocket but they can be drilled and tapped or drilled and nut and bolted. Breaker bar with 6 sided sockets is your best friend on disassembly Oh and you need to remove the exhaust. Hope that helps D...
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Plenty of penetrating oil for days beforehand on the inner arm bolts, then slowly work the bolt in and out with more penetrating oil as you go, as others have said use six sided sockets for everything on the job.
Oh, and more penetrating oil 👍
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