Quick question............

 

Does the engine have to be running whilst adjustment takes place?

 

Thanks in advance.

No mate, it's basically the same process as doing the front....

Thank you.

 

I had it done this afternoon anyway. The guy really knew his stuff too and I've never seen such an exotic alignment machine, quite remarkable it was.

 

What a difference.

Good stuff, I need my rear doing too, new inner and out ball joints, plus taken the subframe off and re-conned it all, I hope there is someone round my way who knows his stuff....

I had mine done about 2 weeks back. Makes a hell of a differance :)

I'm gonna have to do it by eye, then drive it to the nearest knowledgeable place...

Good stuff, I need my rear doing too, new inner and out ball joints, plus taken the subframe off and re-conned it all, I hope there is someone round my way who knows his stuff....

 

I take it you mean you've replaced all the bushings.

 

Is there a 'how to' guide and supplier of said bushings and what else did you do while it was all out?

Yeah, replace (almost) all the bushings, fortunately I have access to a hydraulic press, I bought them from a club member ages ago, you can get them from MJP (Mr F.) in the traders section...

 

I don't know of a walkthrough, but I basically stripped it down to every single component, and with several different wire brush attachments for my drill and angle grinder, removed any traces of rust/flaky paint, then painted it with lots of coats of black hammerite smooth, ideally I would've liked to have it all powder coated, but didn't have the funds, however, I am very pleased with it, you could eat your dinner off my subframe now :)

 

Plus, I had to replace all the brake pipes, so the subframe being out helps massively, also I was undersealing the whole car, and it was great to be able to underseal above it. It is reasonably straight forward, just getting the hub nuts off can be a royal pain in the arse, I would suggest you crack them first before doing anything else! Also, someone to help is very handy, as the diff weighs a ton, I dropped the subrame with the diff still in, but when I fitted it back, I put the subframe in, then the diff....

 

Here's a few pics I took along the way...

 

http://s935.photobucket.com/albums/ad199/jefftudor/Subframe/