29-11-2021, 11:12 PM
I've just purposedly fitted a pair to an axle arse backwards. As I did in 1996 when I fitted the last pair to the same car.
I have a cranked punch made out of some fab stuff which is mint for belting them out with. An absoloute doddle as you can really swing the hammer from behind without the wheel fitted.
I filed up some tapered washers for the nut issue and re used.
Father had fitted the ones on the RP the correct way round. Believe you me, despite seeing the nut end, you try belting them out. the spring and damper get in the way. Then you twat the crossmember on the back swing. Given the springs were fubar on that, i just cut the bottom leaf and dealt with it on the bench.
I always dry fit on the bench and mark up the spring pins so I know the position the cotter will go in. I also plaster them in plumbago which has to help. I also do not go OTT with the tightness either. Whilst probably not good in engineering terms I find a good gob of paint on the protruding thread stops the nut coming undone itself. Poor mans loctite!.
I have a cranked punch made out of some fab stuff which is mint for belting them out with. An absoloute doddle as you can really swing the hammer from behind without the wheel fitted.
I filed up some tapered washers for the nut issue and re used.
Father had fitted the ones on the RP the correct way round. Believe you me, despite seeing the nut end, you try belting them out. the spring and damper get in the way. Then you twat the crossmember on the back swing. Given the springs were fubar on that, i just cut the bottom leaf and dealt with it on the bench.
I always dry fit on the bench and mark up the spring pins so I know the position the cotter will go in. I also plaster them in plumbago which has to help. I also do not go OTT with the tightness either. Whilst probably not good in engineering terms I find a good gob of paint on the protruding thread stops the nut coming undone itself. Poor mans loctite!.