Bent back end. Advice please.
23-09-2012, 03:22 PM
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Bent back end. Advice please.
Right then i smashed my 2wd into a curb last week and bent the rear suspension, i stripped it and found that the rear arm was bent and the wheel bearing was fooked. Now i have a new arm fitted and all put back together and on the ground and the wheel is still out and when driving its kind of crabbing down the road.
Beam need changing??
It was the o/s rear wheel that took the smash
Also what size diff do i have? my car is just a twincam with loads of cossie pits including rear suspension and diff (LSD apperently) what size 7" or 7.5"?
Beam need changing??
It was the o/s rear wheel that took the smash
Also what size diff do i have? my car is just a twincam with loads of cossie pits including rear suspension and diff (LSD apperently) what size 7" or 7.5"?
Last edited by leedsrhinos126; 23-09-2012 at 03:29 PM.
23-09-2012, 05:37 PM
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Collection of a rear beam this week then is definate.Any tips for a quick removal? i only have a shitty jack now so will it be trouble.
calipers and pipes off, arm bolts, beam mounts then what?
Thanks for any info, much appreciated
23-09-2012, 05:52 PM
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the beam mounts in the bottom of the shell will have bent rather than the beam itself otherwise you wouldn't be able to bolt anything back in again
drop the complete rear end following this method:
remove the exhaust
undo the brake pipes from the chassis to the flexy pipes to the beam
unhook the handbrake cable from the centre section where it loops over the horseshoe
if you have abs this is the time you want to disconnect the abs clips from under the rear bench
undo the 4 prop bolts
put a trolley jack under the diff
undo the 4 diff mount bolts
lift the car from the diff a little and then use a pair of axle stands under the beam either side
undo the 2 bolts either side that hold the beam mount plates
undo the big beam mount bolts either side
lift the car up further so that you can now move the axle stands to hold the body up
you will need approx 18 inches worth of clearance
now remove the wheels and drag the whole thing out from underneath
drop the complete rear end following this method:
remove the exhaust
undo the brake pipes from the chassis to the flexy pipes to the beam
unhook the handbrake cable from the centre section where it loops over the horseshoe
if you have abs this is the time you want to disconnect the abs clips from under the rear bench
undo the 4 prop bolts
put a trolley jack under the diff
undo the 4 diff mount bolts
lift the car from the diff a little and then use a pair of axle stands under the beam either side
undo the 2 bolts either side that hold the beam mount plates
undo the big beam mount bolts either side
lift the car up further so that you can now move the axle stands to hold the body up
you will need approx 18 inches worth of clearance
now remove the wheels and drag the whole thing out from underneath
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