How to drop the rear axle?

[Dave..]

Easy thing to do? I'm currently part way through fitting my latest exhaust, old exhaust is off, new one about to go on, in one peice.

If some one could let me know the quickest and easiest way to drop the rear axle I'd really appreciate it.

 

[DrR]

Undue the 2 damper bolts, job done.

 

[Dave..]

These two?

 

[DrR]

Well you could, but the ones the other end of the dampers connected to the rear axcel would be far easier.

 

[Dave..]

Cheers, I don't think I'll be getting away until the early hours of the morning :dapprove:

 

[nick.]

Sound a silly thing to say m8y but make sure you have a trolley jack supporting the axle and lower it down with that or else you may damage the rear calipers and discs etc etc they are 18mm bolts btw that hold the damper and axle together saves fafing about for the right socket

 

[Dave..]

Sound a silly thing to say m8y but make sure you have a trolley jack supporting the axle and lower it down with that or else you may damage the rear calipers and discs etc etc they are 18mm bolts btw that hold the damper and axle together saves fafing about for the right socket

Ah, I have my ways of doing it

 

[nick.]

Ah, I have my ways of doing it

lol if it a better way do u wish to share the info lol because I have a fleet of trolley jacks haha

 

[Dave..]

I have two forklift trucks

 

[nick.]

I have two forklift trucks

That is a better option i agree

 

[Gray]

LOL.... Dave!


We need to meet up at the "spot" again, get a few decent photos

 

[Dave..]

Do it!

Once I've got my new zorst on, I might be able to get away from work.

The bottom bolts that connect to the shocks are seized solid, so I'm going for the top bolt approach

 

[Gray]

The bottom bolts will come off Dave...

Just use a breaker bar, get some leverage... Will be alot easier than undoing the top nuts!!!

 

[Dave..]

The bottom bolts will come off Dave...

Just use a breaker bar, get some leverage... Will be alot easier than undoing the top nuts!!!

Don't have a breaker bar handy

Unless you fancy a drive over to ashbourne and give me a hand?

How come it's harder to do it through taking the top nuts off?

 

[The Boosh!]

photoshoot with my new car ftw :rasp:

 

[James.f]

Sound a silly thing to say m8y but make sure you have a trolley jack supporting the axle and lower it down with that or else you may damage the rear calipers and discs etc etc they are 18mm bolts btw that hold the damper and axle together saves fafing about for the right socket

19mm iirc as their the same size at the wheel nuts, do they do a 18mm socket? :S

 

[Dave..]

photoshoot with my new car ftw :rasp:

Quiet 1.2 boy :rasp:

Unless you're willing to come give me a hand?

 

[Dave..]

19mm iirc as their the same size at the wheel nuts, do they do a 18mm socket? :S

I've just been using an 18mm socket... so I'd assume so!

 

[Gray]

hahaha.... I actually would come over, but I am in bed now!

you need 2 people ideally if you remove the top nut, it is more tricky to put back together

 

[Gray]

photoshoot with my new car ftw :rasp:

Definitely!


I shall take you too my "special" spot.

 

[The Boosh!]

Quiet 182 boy :rasp:

Unless you're willing to come give me a hand?

Corrected

Dave i remember the times you had an explosive device in the boot of your fiesta so shut up xx

Gray... the special dogging spot we found. Our special spot?

 

[Gray]

This is theeee special spot, only 3 other people know of
















But I shall let you in on the secret for the price of x1 sexual favour (Dave, Addz and Pepsi all had to pay)

 

[nick.]

19mm iirc as their the same size at the wheel nuts, do they do a 18mm socket? :S

I used 18mm socket from a halfrauds 150 piece socket set.

 

[Dave..]

Top bolts removed, axle dropped, springs fallen out, shocks splayed all over the fecking place.





....but exhaust on :approve:

 

[Gray]

LOL....

erm, good work I guess!

 

[Dave..]

All back together, springs back in, shocks bolted down, just got to stick the decat on, and seal the system with halfords finest fire gum

 

[Schweppy]

Good boy!

What ya think?

 

[Dave..]

Good boy!

What ya think?

Haha, I'm very pleased, it doesn't look bodged and doesn't look like it'll knock at all :approve:

I'm yet to hear it though...