Mud-club
Vehicle & Technical => Range Rover => Topic started by: steve prosser on November 15, 2005, 20:12:25
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Been working fitting new springs and shockers to the RR yesterday and today.
Fronts done no problem
Started on rears today, took shocker off went to unbolt the spring retainer, 1 bolt snapped the other rounded the corners off!!! Great start!
after a few mins wondering quite how to drill them out, noticed the the bracket on the axle casing was falling apart(no metal just Rust), with a pull on the spring the whole lot fell off!!!!!!!
OHHH SH?T!!!!
On inspection the other side is the same
Im sure im not the first to have this happen to them
Hows anyone got over this?
Your help and advise will be gratefully recieved
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You have to make them up and weld them on. Or get another axel.
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Probably just as well you caught it when you did.
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You are lucky to have court it and not had it come of going round an island or somewhere similar. I had the front go, panard bracket snap on me. I found it was as easy to get a second hand axel, there are some on ebay.
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When mine went the same way I fabricated new ones from bits of steel and welded them on in situ.
Mike
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IIRC i seen the spring platforms advertised in one of the mags along with the rear shockie mounts
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Spent all afternoon today getting it sorted
Removed what was left of the orginal brackets
had 2 brackets made from some nice thick channel section
then welded securly in place.
new springs and shockers on
job sorted!!!!!
Very glad we found it now and not stuck down a lane somewhere miles from anywhere!!!
Thanks for all your comments
Just waiting for the new tyres now!!!!!