#1: Rear beam refurb Author: macj, Location: EssexPosted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 2:07 pm ---- Today seemed like a good day to start the rear beam refurb "how to" thread, So I took the camera to the workshop and started to strip out the rear end of the rally car.... about halfway through I decided to pop up the breakers to pick up a spare beam for close-up shots and to make the explanations easier.
Now this is where it all went wrong... The local breaker (25mins away) says he has one for a GTi, non-abs and has rear discs... not a problem there then me thinks. Gets there to find what looks like completely the wrong beam. Centre tube is bright yellow, the torsion bars are skinny and the LSV is on the wrong side. It is laying next to the GTi shell it was suppose to come from.
Can anyone tell me what this was from.... because its not from a GTi.
#3: Re: Rear beam refurb Author: macj, Location: EssexPosted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 2:17 pm ---- Defo 206 and it was standard factory as the parts label was in the correct place but not readable
#4: Re: Rear beam refurb Author: Seabook, Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 2:19 pm ---- i have saw some recondition beam on ebay has yellow center tube.
but looks to me all factory beam are black though
#5: Re: Rear beam refurb Author: macj, Location: EssexPosted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 2:21 pm ---- That may explain it then.... this was not a GTi beam though me thinks...
Thanks to Mikey for being in front of a PC at the right time
That may explain it then.... this was not a GTi beam though me thinks...
Thanks to Mikey for being in front of a PC at the right time
Yay I get a thanks
#7: Re: Rear beam refurb Author: macj, Location: EssexPosted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 2:32 pm ---- Yes mate you do.... saved me £50
I have had a bit of a brainstorming session on this beam refurb idea.... If you clean up a knackered beam shaft you can see the imperfections where the needle bearings have worn it.... Inside the radius arm there is the needle roller bearings that bear on the shaft. If you knock out the bearings there is a ridge that retains the bearing.... both sides of this ridge are the same diameter.
Are you all following so far........
Remove the ridge with a dremel and take to Bob my local machine shop. Get him to machine up two phosphur bronze bushes twice the length of the original needle rollers, cut grease groves on the inside faces and press them into the radius arms. Cross drill from the outside into the grease grooves and fit grease nipples. renew OEM seals on inside and outer faces and slide onto beam shaft..... reassemble
What you guys think?
#8: Re: Rear beam refurb Author: Seabook, Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 2:41 pm ---- i think is a good idea, as long as the grease can actually push into the bearing
#9: Re: Rear beam refurb Author: macj, Location: EssexPosted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 2:44 pm ---- If the bearings are grooved internally then the pressure from the grease gun will force it right round the bearing surfaces, I think it may mean you dont have to buy a new main beam shaft at £300 from dealers and the contact area of the new bushes is far greater than needle rollers Last edited by macj on Wed Feb 23, 2011 2:45 pm; edited 1 time in total
#10: Re: Rear beam refurb Author: Edward, Location: In the garagePosted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 2:45 pm ---- Or change the bearings on a more routine basis to avoid the axle tube getting worn by old bearings.
Or change the bearings on a more routine basis to avoid the axle tube getting worn by old bearings.
do peugeot actually have a serivice interval set for the rear axle?
i just pick up my disc axle today and i am not looking forward to change the bearing
#13: Re: Rear beam refurb Author: Edward, Location: In the garagePosted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 2:50 pm ----
macj wrote:
Edward wrote:
Or change the bearings on a more routine basis to avoid the axle tube getting worn by old bearings.
Do you think it would work for beams already damaged beyond just new standard bearings
If my tube was past its best I'd be tempted to buy a brand new one.
Seabook wrote:
do peugeot actually have a serivice interval set for the rear axle?
No but maybe owners should make their own service regime. Mine has done 60k miles so I'm wondering if stripping the axle soon might be a good idea.
#14: Re: Rear beam refurb Author: macj, Location: EssexPosted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 11:00 am ---- Big drawback to the bronze bush idea.... there are several different sizes of bearing configuration.... 50mm shaft but externals are different.... now got to buy every different set of originals to know what I have to make...... means new drawings to the engineer too.... therefore, sorry for the delay
#15: Re: Rear beam refurb Author: PugJH, Location: NorthantsPosted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 11:11 am ---- so this how to isnt going to be a, 'how to replace genuine rear axle bearing's' ???
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