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29th November 2019, 16:46 | #11 |
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Thanks gents, wow that arm looks ready to collapse!! Everything on the rear was replaced earlier this yaer but I still have an annoying knocking on both sides and can only think that the rose joints are to blame, as its constant. Will have to wait till next week now as working nights over weekend
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29th November 2019, 18:40 | #12 |
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Thanks for the excellent pics, Mike. They give some insight into the construction of this joint, although I don't quite understand what the "locking rings" are. Are they what retain the swivel ball in the centre of the joint? I hadn't realised that the central bush was separate from the ball - I thought it was made as one. Is part of the swivel arrangement made from some kind of plastic? - the cylindrical bit with the longitudinal slots in it looks like plastic/nylon or similar. And thanks for the link to that press kit, Brian - that costs less than 1hour's garage labour. Incidentally, all bolts I have tackled on mine, including this one, have undone cleanly, and been re-usable. Trikey - how long has that arm been rotting without being discovered by an MoT examiner? I changed (and scrapped) mine because, while electric wire brushing it, I produced a hole about 30mm x 10mm along the front edge, just above the seam. The spring cup and everywhere else, despite a little surface rust, was sound and perforation free. Should I just have patch-welded it, and kept it in reserve? Every day is a learning day!
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Not just ready to collapse but indeed it did causing the inner side of the tyre to be ripped to shreds from a bolt sticking out into the wheel arch.. Andy has a pic i'm sure he can share ..lol
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In all fairness to the examiner the arm looked fine to us too a couple of weeks ago when the rear pads were replaced. The painted surface looked fine but broke apart when the arm bent showing the rot underneath.
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Well the arm came off, the only issue was the inner bolt which was reluctant to come out so we had to go gently using a pint of plus gas!
Thankfully the outer bush bolt came out nicely. A gentle tap to remove the factory paint shows how bad the arm was.
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30th November 2019, 17:03 | #17 |
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Think the paint was about the only thing that was keeping it all together On a more serious note it does go to show that just a visual inspection is not good enough to get a proper idea of how much the corrosion has eaten into them!
While i'm here once again i'd like to publicly thank Andy for working his magic on the old girl once again... As i said to him earlier she probably would have been off the road permanently were it not for his help and skill with these old cars as the rational part of me would have had to take some hard decisions about her future! Cheers Andy ... The club would be a poorer place without you
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