Put a jack under the pan to release the presure on the pan by the spring.
Unbolt the pan and drop it. From here you can take the A-arms off and
replace the bushes along with the kingpin stuff. This will unbind the
sandwitch...
The problem is the a-arm\kingpin/a-arm sandwich at the
bottom of the stubaxle will NOT come apart. I removed
the big castellated nut with an impact wrench, and managed
to get the pivot bolt to spin inside the kingpin bush/distance
tube affair, but I can not remove the bolt. Frustrated, I let
the assembly soak in Kroil (and me in malt beverage) overnight;
I put the nut back on and whanged it with an air hammer for a
while. *I* felt alot better but *it* still wont budge ;-)
Any one have any ideas??
I would replace the races too. They're easy to pop out with a drift fron the
back sie of the race. There is a little cutout to give access for a punch to
hit the back of the race to pop it out. The proper sized socket can be used
to press the new one in.
Chris
On a related note, I figured that while I had the hub apart,
it would be a good idea to replace the wheel bearings. The
new bearing kit included races that need to be pressed into
the hub. The old races look and feel fine. Is it a bad idea
to use the guts of the new bearings and the exixting races,
or should I just go ahead and have the new ones pressed in.
In keeping with typical British Leyland fashion, my manuals
say to replace them if they need to be replaced :-|
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