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psjunkie

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Post #1
got quite a clunk coming from the rear beam at slow cornering speeds <5mph and when reversing off my drive which has a funny camber.

Had a search and not much to go on.
Only thing that really cropped up was rear arb

There is no squeaking, camber or play on the back axle/arms so hoping the bearings are not the cause

How difficult is it to pull the rear arb? Going to goto pug tomorrow and order some seals up for it and will look more into it at the weekend.

And ideas/info appreciated

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Posted 18th May 2015 at 20:49
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welshpug!

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you'll need to order more than seals if it has zero history of any attention, it'll need bearings and shafts as a minimum.

there's a Polish company does shafts and o.e. brand bearings on ebay for a very good price.

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Posted 18th May 2015 at 20:56
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It has been done before its in the s/h if I remember correctly.
Just wanting to check the arb at the mo.

Going to pickup a s/h beam to rebuild in due time so it has a totally fresh unit on it.

Just want to find out what this clunk is all about for now

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Posted 18th May 2015 at 20:59
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I had this on mine, the enterance to my old driveway had an angled camber on it.
Every time I drove into the drive I got a clunk from the rear end. Bearings and shafts where shot, outer bearings were non existent.

Do you get creaking noises when you push the back end down? Check that it comes back up nicely.

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Posted 23rd May 2015 at 21:12
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Is that The Phaze 1 S/C you just bought ?
Posted 23rd May 2015 at 23:36
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No creaking when pushed down comes back up nicely.

Yeah the s/c p1

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Posted 25th May 2015 at 16:25
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psjunkie wrote:
No creaking when pushed down comes back up nicely.

Yeah the s/c p1


Is it just small things going wrong with it ?
Sadly Beams arnt cheap your lucky if you can do yours yourself .......I got mine done by Jord294 / Andy who uses all Gen parts it's a work of art Thumbs up
Posted 26th May 2015 at 18:19
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Yeah just odds and sods.
Aye I'm going to do it myself so will save some £££. The one that's on can carry on knocking until this ones built. It arrived today so I'll get cracked on in the next few weeks. Can't fault the engine on the car it seems spot on. Just typical pig suspension that's the main problem. Replaced front wishbones with rich w rollers the p bushes were dead in the old ones. Could do with a fuel swirl pot which will be the next job as the p1 tanks aren't baffled apparently and ones it gets below half it starving it whilst accelerating hard. It's a good car just a few niggles and me been me won't be happy until it's sorted!

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Posted 26th May 2015 at 22:40
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Received rear beam yesterday started stripping it tonight

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Posted 27th May 2015 at 21:08
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So came round to pulling the arb today. Well what a total nightmare that's turned out to be. Someone's previously ripped the thread out of the end plate. So the bolt method is a no go. Slide hammer wouldn't budge the bar from the other side. Heat, more wd40 that you can imagine and I've given up for tonight. Going to try the B.F.O hammer tomorrow and see how I go with that.

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Posted 28th May 2015 at 17:35
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Well finally got the b**ch out. One knackered arb and a trailing arm left in the tube. Will leave that for tomorrow to sort!

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Posted 28th May 2015 at 19:36
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DOH!

well that's fooked then Sad

what's up with the arb?

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Posted 28th May 2015 at 19:52
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The threads are trashed and the holes a funny shape haha

Hoping the other arm is gonna come off ok then I can beat the ones that's in the tube out with a bar

Haha

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Posted 28th May 2015 at 19:55
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I'd give up with that tube tbh and get a donor one, use your arms and torsion bars.

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Posted 28th May 2015 at 20:02
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This was a donor beam argh Cry

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Posted 28th May 2015 at 20:03
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welshpug!

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I mean a base model thing which wont be seized just for the tube.

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Posted 28th May 2015 at 20:06
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Don't u think I'll get that arm out of the tube? Or u think the tubes gonna be knackered?

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Posted 28th May 2015 at 20:07
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It's not totally seized as I can turn the arm in the tube

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Posted 28th May 2015 at 20:10
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Just pulled it out which is weird to say I brayed the arm off and it left it in

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Posted 28th May 2015 at 20:19
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