Seperating front hub/strut
 

I have been trying to remove the n/s strut on my car this afternoon, to sort my negative camber issue. Undid the drop link to ARB nut, cracked the lower pinch bolt/hub joint - the top hub pinch bolt put up quite a fight, but came out eventually. Started to tap the hub downwards with a plastic hammer, with a bit of levering under the brake hose bracket - it has gone down about an inch, but I am struggling to move it down further. Any suggestions on how to complete the separation ? I am wary of using too much force in case I damage something or the drive shaft comes out of the gearbox.

Thanks in advance

Pete

Well Pete,seems to remember it's not so easy ...here a Jules'pict who
dismantles the assembly :

http://rovermg1.free.fr/rovermg/thum...wzj2nTPySh.jpg

Safer may be ?

Mike

On a 75 you need to remove the full away as per mikes pic iirc.
Not enough room to remove in situ.

Thanks Guys

I have always been under the impression that as long as you can get the pinch bolt out (which I have done) , the strut can be removed without removing the whole hub assembly from the car - as per this 'How to' for the strut top bearings : http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...ad.php?t=29073

Even if you take the whole strut/hub assembly off the car, you still have the battle of splitting the strut/hub, if you are going to replace the strut.

Cheers

Pete

You know everything ,you only need a bit of luck :}

Apologies Pete, I forgot to put in my post in the other thread - to get the hub off the strut you've got to separate the hub from the lower ball joint.

Put a Jack under the brake disc and take up a bit of the slack, then put length of chain around the lower suspension arm once you've undone the pinch bolt, then you can pass a long bar underneath, put a bolt through the chain to hold the bar and use the underside of the car to brace the rear of the bar while you push the front of the bar down. There are quite a few meaty bits of suspension you can use down there!

One the hub is free you can leave it on the car, just resting on the lower arm. There is then enough play to get the strut out.

Unclip the three hoses/wires from the tabs on the strut before you do any of that...

Enjoy!

Pete,

They definatley do come away without taking the whole hub. That was how I replaced my struts and have just done it again to get the transmission out.

But you have remove the lower wishbone joint where it meets the hub. Plentynof release oil, a chain around it forming a loop, ( careful of the little gator) metal bar into the loop and hearty step down onto the bar.


Edit...doh! Should of read tourists post first...

Thanks Simon

As indicated in my first post here, I have already split the hub from the lower ball joint on the wishbone/lower arm by removing the lower pinch bolt and using a chain/bar to pull the lower joint out of the hub. So, I think room is not the main problem, it just the means of persuading the hub to move further down the strut so it will separate.
Any suggestions will be most welcome. !

Cheers

Pete

Pete, in complete ignorance I used a bit of wood and a hammer and gentle persuasion.

Just re checked Haynes, it says widen the clamp ( but not too much) and tap down on hap with hammer and wooden drift.

Pete. Thrse are easy to do if the whole leg and hub are removed together noting that the strut to hub carrier pinch bolt needs to be losened off first. The time wasted messing around on other techniques really is a farse. Trying to cut corners isn't worth it in my opinion after trying various techniques. Hope you get it soreted. It will also help if you took the hub nut off to allow the leg out further.....
JohnH.