Darrenm
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Hi guys, did this at the weekend and took some pics so thought I would make a howto as the Haynes manual isn't particularly helpful on this one.
My Punto failed the MOT on the off side rear trailing arm having 'excessive wear'. Didnt seem that excessive to me but oh well.
You will need:
Breaker bar
Good socket set with various sizes (IIRC 12mm, 13mm, 15mm, 17mm, 19mm, 22mm)
Hub nut socket 32mm preferably long reach
Spring compressor
6mm Allen key socket
Hammer
Good bashing screwdriver
Firstly, slacken off the 4 19mm nuts holding the wheel on while still on the ground then jack up the car. Support it on 2 axle stands on the rear subframe crossmember.
Take the wheel off and you're greeted by the rear hum/drum. The new arm was £42 + vat from Sureparts in Redditch and was listed in the Skyparts catalogue.
Prise the dust cap off with a little persuasion to show the hubnut.
Use a breaker bar with a 32mm hub nut socket to undo the hub nut. Very tight. Then undo the 2 drum pegs with 12mm spanner/long reach socket
Make sure the front wheels are chocked and the handbrake is off and bash the hell out of the drum to release it off the shoes. I had to use various screwdrivers with a lump hammer to get it off.
Pull the hub and bearings off remembering the exact way the bearings go back on!
Undo the 2 allen bolts holding the rear plate of the drum onto the arm.
Compress the spring and undo the lower strut bolt (19mm IIRC)
Undo the 3 bolts on the ARB (the arm will drop down when you undo these so be careful ) and undo the 2 bolts holding the 2 brake line support brackets on.
22mm nut and bolt on the main bearing. Very tight to undo. You need something to stop the other side moving too. Once undone pull the bolt out, pull the arm out and put the new one in. Just put everything back on the same as it came off.
You are really supposed to torque everything up correctly but I didn't bother. You know when somethings tight enough.
My Punto failed the MOT on the off side rear trailing arm having 'excessive wear'. Didnt seem that excessive to me but oh well.
You will need:
Breaker bar
Good socket set with various sizes (IIRC 12mm, 13mm, 15mm, 17mm, 19mm, 22mm)
Hub nut socket 32mm preferably long reach
Spring compressor
6mm Allen key socket
Hammer
Good bashing screwdriver
Firstly, slacken off the 4 19mm nuts holding the wheel on while still on the ground then jack up the car. Support it on 2 axle stands on the rear subframe crossmember.
Take the wheel off and you're greeted by the rear hum/drum. The new arm was £42 + vat from Sureparts in Redditch and was listed in the Skyparts catalogue.
Prise the dust cap off with a little persuasion to show the hubnut.
Use a breaker bar with a 32mm hub nut socket to undo the hub nut. Very tight. Then undo the 2 drum pegs with 12mm spanner/long reach socket
Make sure the front wheels are chocked and the handbrake is off and bash the hell out of the drum to release it off the shoes. I had to use various screwdrivers with a lump hammer to get it off.
Pull the hub and bearings off remembering the exact way the bearings go back on!
Undo the 2 allen bolts holding the rear plate of the drum onto the arm.
Compress the spring and undo the lower strut bolt (19mm IIRC)
Undo the 3 bolts on the ARB (the arm will drop down when you undo these so be careful ) and undo the 2 bolts holding the 2 brake line support brackets on.
22mm nut and bolt on the main bearing. Very tight to undo. You need something to stop the other side moving too. Once undone pull the bolt out, pull the arm out and put the new one in. Just put everything back on the same as it came off.
You are really supposed to torque everything up correctly but I didn't bother. You know when somethings tight enough.