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 Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 1:11 pm |
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Can the above be done?
I need a new axle for my gti, but I'm struggling to find one local and at a good price.
I would buy a recon, but I don't intend on keeping the car too much longer, otherwise I would.
I see the drum ones are common, and reasonable cost.
Cheers all.
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Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 1:13 pm |
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easy, you just need to swap the trailing arm
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Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 1:27 pm |
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Don't you have the remove the arb and torsion bars to swap the trailing arms?
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Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 1:27 pm |
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| sicskate wrote: |
| Don't you have the remove the arb and torsion bars to swap the trailing arms? |
yes, you will have to remove both
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Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 1:29 pm |
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So you are converting from disc to drum?
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Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 1:33 pm |
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| l_jacka wrote: |
| So you are converting from disc to drum? |
aparently he want to replace his damaged disc axle
by swap the trailing arm then he could potentially get the cheapest axle avalible in the market
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Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 1:35 pm |
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Correct.
Although I don't think it would be "easy".
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Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 1:38 pm |
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| sicskate wrote: |
Correct.
Although I don't think it would be "easy". |
not hard
even i don't go to the gym i still manage to bang off the torsion bars
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Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 1:51 pm |
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Will the trailing arms just slide out once the bars are out?
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Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 2:18 pm |
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| sicskate wrote: |
| Will the trailing arms just slide out once the bars are out? |
yes, a few tap from a hammer will knock the arms off
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Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 2:23 pm |
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Whats actually damaged on the rear axle?
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Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 2:27 pm |
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It knocks quite abit. I'm guessing it's the bushes?
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Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 2:28 pm |
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| sicskate wrote: |
| It knocks quite abit. I'm guessing it's the bushes? |
where knocks a bit?
the arm or the crossmembrane?
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Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 2:41 pm |
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Not too sure.
The wheel doesn't shake or wobble.
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Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 2:41 pm |
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Any play in the arms? If there isn't then its not the bushes...
Check its not something stupid like exhaust hitting something or the spare wheel cage as that happens to quite often rattle
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