#1: Rear Axle strip pictures and rebuild Author: vwaudi, Location: midlandsPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 3:44 pm ---- I posted this on the last site, so here we go again
I had the usual 206 rear worn axle problem, so after much deliberation I decided t buy a good second hand axle and refurbish it myself.
So the axle was 60 pounds and the bearings about 72 pounds. All finished it cost me about 130 pounds and about 6 hrs of time.
Note you will need access to hydraulic press to push torsion bars out of the arms and to assemble the bearings. But this could be done with a set of pullers and a decent vice.
The problem
Striped
second hand axle striped
new bearings
Last edited by vwaudi on Tue Feb 09, 2010 3:49 pm; edited 2 times in total
#2: Re: Rear Axle strip pictures and rebuild Author: Mrs_Howey, Location: WorthingPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 3:46 pm ---- images don't work
#3: Re: Rear Axle strip pictures and rebuild Author: vwaudi, Location: midlandsPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 3:48 pm ---- easy.......
they do now
#4: Re: Rear Axle strip pictures and rebuild Author: Mrs_Howey, Location: WorthingPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 3:50 pm ---- That makes taking the rear axle apart look easy, what tools did you use?
#5: Re: Rear Axle strip pictures and rebuild Author: namgaj, Location: Chasing Ash, Addaz and Lee........... hopefully catching Addaz and havin fun :PPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 3:52 pm ---- BIGGGGGG hammers and a load of brute force i bet!
#6: Re: Rear Axle strip pictures and rebuild Author: vwaudi, Location: midlandsPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 4:02 pm ---- nothing special usual stuff. However a press made life a lot easier
#7: Re: Rear Axle strip pictures and rebuild Author: Mrs_Howey, Location: WorthingPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 4:05 pm ---- Oh right i see,
well its very useful thank you
#8: Re: Rear Axle strip pictures and rebuild Author: Brian, Location: VVT Land, FifePosted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 4:10 pm ---- The presses are around 140+ second hand on ebay Even still it's quite a technical process, not that simple! I'll be paying someone to do the 309's one that's for sure.
#9: Re: Rear Axle strip pictures and rebuild Author: Mrs_Howey, Location: WorthingPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 4:12 pm ----
Brian wrote:
The presses are around 140+ second hand on ebay Even still it's quite a technical process, not that simple! I'll be paying someone to do the 309's one that's for sure.
But you learn from trial and error
#10: Re: Rear Axle strip pictures and rebuild Author: vwaudi, Location: midlandsPosted: Thu May 05, 2011 12:55 pm ---- 3000+ views it must have been useful thread to start
#11: Re: Rear Axle strip pictures and rebuild Author: Seabook, Posted: Sat May 07, 2011 2:01 pm ---- stupid questions, how did you press the outer oil seal in?
#12: Re: Rear Axle strip pictures and rebuild Author: Addaz, Location: SuffolkPosted: Sat May 07, 2011 2:04 pm ---- They go in from either side
Tbh it aint a hard job, i did it with a sledge, a vice, small hammer, and chisel
It really is easy
#13: Re: Rear Axle strip pictures and rebuild Author: Seabook, Posted: Sat May 07, 2011 2:09 pm ----
Addaz wrote:
They go in from either side
Tbh it aint a hard job, i did it with a sledge, a vice, small hammer, and chisel
It really is easy
because i end up with a busted rubber seal after i try to hammer it in
#14: Re: Rear Axle strip pictures and rebuild Author: vwaudi, Location: midlandsPosted: Mon May 09, 2011 2:59 pm ----
Seabook wrote:
Addaz wrote:
They go in from either side
Tbh it aint a hard job, i did it with a sledge, a vice, small hammer, and chisel
It really is easy
because i end up with a busted rubber seal after i try to hammer it in
Just taped them in with a hammer, make sure the surfaces are free from crud
#15: Re: Rear Axle strip pictures and rebuild Author: Addaz, Location: SuffolkPosted: Mon May 09, 2011 3:02 pm ----
vwaudi wrote:
Seabook wrote:
Addaz wrote:
They go in from either side
Tbh it aint a hard job, i did it with a sledge, a vice, small hammer, and chisel
It really is easy
because i end up with a busted rubber seal after i try to hammer it in
Just taped them in with a hammer, make sure the surfaces are free from crud
Bit of P80 wheel or a wire wheel would do
#16: Re: Rear Axle strip pictures and rebuild Author: Seabook, Posted: Mon May 09, 2011 5:23 pm ---- nice one, will give that a try later this week.
should really ask the mod to move this to DIY section
#17: Re: Rear Axle strip pictures and rebuild Author: gudgeon, Location: west midsPosted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 2:20 pm ---- Where did you purchase the new axle stubs from, ive looked everywhere but with no luck whatsoever, are 306 stubs the same ?
#18: Re: Rear Axle strip pictures and rebuild Author: vwaudi, Location: midlandsPosted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 2:27 pm ---- They were from a second hand axle,
The original thought was to overhaul a good second hand axle, to remove the future risk of the seals giving up. So far the axle has been good as I now have about 70K miles on it now
I think the overhaul places take your shot axle back in exchange, because one side may still be good enough to build into another overhauled axle.
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Even still it's quite a technical process, not that simple! I'll be paying someone to do the 309's one that's for sure.
