Hi all, bit of an update!
So, 2 weeks ago I removed the rear beam off the van because it was picked up on the last MOT that the rear bearing on the driver’s side was shot. I tried nipping the nut up but it still had play in it, he also said the rear bushes in the arms were split as well! Nice1 cheers 4 that 🤣.
Having got the beam on the floor I set about trying to get the torsion bars out, I already new after reading a few posts on here that it was a pig of a job! & boy you wasn’t wrong!! It took a good few hours with a sledgehammer & a peace of 30mm solid bar ground down with a point on the end to fit into the hole in the bar, after smacking the crap out of it it started to move!. It peed me off that much I nearly spat my dummy out & smashed it up! 🤣
Fast forward today, I set about stripping the hubs off to find the bearing was fxxked along with the brake shoes & wheel cylinder. Quick look online to find the price for the bits need. How much! Lol sod spending on bits when I'm braking a Clio to do the conversion. Let’s see how hard it is to convert to rear disc. After a dry run it seems to b doable!? The only problem I’ve found is the thread pitch in the beam that holds the original bk plate on are a fine thread, can anyone point me in the right direction on some countersunk bolts that will fit? Also what handbrake cable can I use for rear discs? I’ll upload some pictures next.
Long winded post I no 🤣 there not all gunna b like this! Thanks 4 reading 👍🏻
