What a day.
There was me thinking I'm edgeing toward the downhill bit,
haha, no you're bloody well not mush.
Allow me to enlighten you - you who already know what a c**t of a job this can be.
First the brake unions in front of the axle beam, 3 days of WD, nice n hot with me gas gun, yep, smashing -
SNAP
ok, try the other one, see if it'll come apart -
SNAP :yuck:
Oh well, I wanted to fit new brake pipes any way...
OK, so they're out the way, what's next? Brake cables, ok, even I can't mess this up...
Now I know why the offside rear didn't feel very effective, the cables siezed up. One more job on the list.
Now for the subframe...
Bloody big socket bar - check
18mm socket - check
Nice big hammer - check
Determined frame of mind - check
Bloody hell they're tight... ok, fire up the Hydrovane, out with the rattler,
18mm hammer socket...
That's better, first ones done, and the second, and the third ...
should done this first, only one to do and I can start on the trailing arms, tight ain't the right word for the last one, it was solid, it couldn't be more solid if were welded.
OK, more WD, another brew - very important part of the toolkit...
Right, let's get back to it, it ain't gonna fix itself.
Rattle, bang, rattle, oh, crap! The contained nut inside the chassis has come adrift and is spinning. Now I'm in the doo doo. :bang:
Where's me disc cutter...
Plan for tomorrow: zip the bolt off, do the rest of the trailing arm renewal - (bearings, road springs, shocks and brake rebuild) Then find a way of fixing the nut inside the chassis to hold the subframe together.
Any ideas people?
George