Arse end

[scjimbo]

Next week work starts in earnest on the back end of my car. I've got a rear beam, diff, trailing arms and braking system ready to put on.

What problems can I expect?

[bab-91]

I had major problems removing the exhaust, the bolts where badly corroded.


So I would recommend cutting them off, if you face the same problem.


It can be a 5 minute job or hours of swearing blue murder.

[scjimbo]

Mine look buggered too. Ill take the sparky spanner to them then.

Top advice mate

[bab-91]

If in doubt use the angle grinder, failing that, attack it with a blow torch

[scjimbo]

If in doubt use the angle grinder, failing that, attack it with a blow torch

Heros use the gas axe. I had fun with the beam bushes and that particular piece of equipment.

[Cypriotgeeza]

yea definantly worst part of mine was the seized on subframe bushes! and seized in handbrake cables in the hub! A lot of swearing went into mine but what a difference it made to the drive after!

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... c&start=50

the rear end pics are on page 3

[fearlessphil]

yeah subframe bushed on mine were a right dick!

[dooce]

subframe bushes are no problem with the right tools.

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... 36#2630836

[Cypriotgeeza]

subframe bushes are no problem with the right tools.

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... 36#2630836

if the bushes aren't seized to the bolt or if the bolt knocks through the top

[milescook]

Lots of potential issues. Here were mine
http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... c&start=50