rear beam bushes

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gaszman
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Post Tue Jul 16, 2013 6:25 pm

just a quick note
the wiki is incomplete for this task
do you jack both sides up
placing the jack on the rear jacking points hinder the access to the fookin bush
oh yes the rear beam will drop down allowing access to the bush
will it fuck

so any body got any bright ideas
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Post Tue Jul 16, 2013 6:35 pm

You need to support the car body on axle stands placed under the rear of the cills.
Use some timber off cuts to protect the cill seam.

And yes,you do need to lift both sides of the car!
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Post Tue Jul 16, 2013 10:40 pm

Literally replaced mine today. I jacked it up and supported on axel stands under the jacking points as above. Remove the reinforcement plates and weird flying saucer thingy underneath. The rear beam is now unbolted. Mine was a total pig to get to drop. Big mallet did the trick.