Now I can get on with the welding and restoring the suspension.
Inside the boot with anti roll bar disconnected |
Area to be welded is circled here |
Rear arm and suspension removed |
Rear suspension cylinder stripped and cleaned, rebuilt with new seals |
Cylinder gaiter being refitted - this starts off inside out |
Suspension cylinder rebuilt ready to go back on vehicle |
Rear arm bearings cleaned and inspected okay, so re-greased and built back up |
New rear brake pipe bracket that had corroded away |
And welded in place |
New rear suspension bump/rebound stops welded in place and sealed |
Welding finished and area cleaned and sealed Schutz applied all over apart from where the arm bolts on, this is waxed later |
Anti roll bar cleaned and greased before refitting Bolts cleaned and new threadlock applied |
Rear suspension cylinder refitted |
New rear suspension sphere and seal Will have to replace pipework later on |