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rear subframe

Post by cpt black » Fri Jan 04, 2019 9:42 am

Hi there re-doing the rear subframe do the rear hub spindle bolts tap out :?:

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Re: rear subframe

Post by mojo98 » Fri Jan 04, 2019 10:51 am

does this picture help
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Re: rear subframe

Post by cpt black » Fri Jan 04, 2019 11:23 am

Cheers mate,guess there stuck in after 23 years,did.nt Know if they were
like Torsion bars and splined :lol: Guess some heat and good ole WD 40 then
will work hopefully ;)All other bolts loosen,d off apart from them 2

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Re: rear subframe

Post by jrh » Fri Jan 04, 2019 2:49 pm

Lots of heat and big hammer will get them out.
Trouble is, you will need new bolts to replace them.
Are you replacing any corroded brake lines in that hidden area above the fuel tank ?

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Re: rear subframe

Post by Sunfly » Fri Jan 04, 2019 6:35 pm

They can be seriously difficult to get out in good condition. Probe Store told me they are obsolete and for all his faults Mark does know his parts so hes probably right, however you can buy high tensile blanks that are the right diameter and long enough from a specialist fastener supplier, then re-thread the end. I was going to do just that then I managed to get a good one out of a doner, so there wasn't the need, but at least I know a way round that problem if it ever happens again.

If anyone gets into real difficulties I'll be happy to do the machining if you buy the blanks. 12mm metric fine machined onto a 14mm x 200 mm blank from memory. I think the blanks were about £15 each but I'm going back 4 years.

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