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mgrover Member Since: 03 May 2020 Location: Leeds Posts: 399 |
So I've got that BMW subframe kit. Thought the receiver end would work.
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24th Mar 2024 3:23pm |
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mgrover Member Since: 03 May 2020 Location: Leeds Posts: 399 |
question for when I get to installing the bearings.
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25th Mar 2024 1:33pm |
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mgrover Member Since: 03 May 2020 Location: Leeds Posts: 399 |
did what I could with the wire wheel of death and a dremel afterwards. a nice glug of neutrarust onto most of the knuckle.
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25th Mar 2024 2:57pm |
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mgrover Member Since: 03 May 2020 Location: Leeds Posts: 399 |
Hmm calipers needing refurbing as well.
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25th Mar 2024 7:17pm |
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Epson Green Member Since: 20 Mar 2021 Location: Sutton Coldfield Posts: 112 |
This looks like a useful piece of kit, what is it?
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25th Mar 2024 8:31pm |
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mgrover Member Since: 03 May 2020 Location: Leeds Posts: 399 |
15 tonne hydraulic puller.
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25th Mar 2024 8:46pm |
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mgrover Member Since: 03 May 2020 Location: Leeds Posts: 399 |
out of all my terrible skills,
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26th Mar 2024 12:14pm |
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mgrover Member Since: 03 May 2020 Location: Leeds Posts: 399 |
the hammerite got on there well enough should have maybe tapped off any holes but what ya gonna do.
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27th Mar 2024 9:37am |
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mgrover Member Since: 03 May 2020 Location: Leeds Posts: 399 |
it ill press the bearing out again and only waste £30. Its actually a sport
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27th Mar 2024 10:12am |
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Red Hot one Member Since: 09 Dec 2018 Location: Herefordshire Posts: 175 |
Is it possible to "modify" the brake guard, i.e. cut a bit out to be able to fit it afterwards, I have done this for the front brake disk guards but I have not looked if you can also do it for the rears.
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27th Mar 2024 10:44am |
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mgrover Member Since: 03 May 2020 Location: Leeds Posts: 399 |
you can, but the way i see it its £150 vs £34.
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27th Mar 2024 10:52am |
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mgrover Member Since: 03 May 2020 Location: Leeds Posts: 399 |
well shes stripped down again to just a separate hub and knuckle with 1 bearing destroyed.
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27th Mar 2024 3:57pm |
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mgrover Member Since: 03 May 2020 Location: Leeds Posts: 399 |
well thats one knuckle almost sorted,
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28th Mar 2024 2:06pm |
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mgrover Member Since: 03 May 2020 Location: Leeds Posts: 399 |
while waiting on bits and bobs decided to start the rear subframe bushings. only did left side
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29th Mar 2024 5:13pm |
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