stub pin or not stub pin that is the question?

1. donnypaul L-plater Joined: May 2010 Goldthorpe Posts: 93 Saxo VTR mk 2

   #1 5th July 2010, 13:25

   hey folks my rear passenger wheel looks like this well sort of \----I ive grabbed hold of the wheel n its got a bit of play in it the arm isnt bent as i can see the wheel is out of line not the arm so im wondering if i should replace the stub pin and put a new bearing in while its off, but has any body got a guide on how to sort it out or sum photos lol am a dab hand with cars but i aint done this on a french car yet n dunt wanna balls it up, im gonna be doing it this weekend so as much info as you lot can give will be sound cheers.
2. johny105 L-plater Joined: Jun 2010 wakefield , west yorks Posts: 80 2000 hyundai coupe. 2.0 se 2002 mitsubishi galan

   #2 5th July 2010, 13:49

   is this with the car jacked up?
   johny
3. jonezy Established Member Joined: Jul 2007 Carnforth (lancaster) Posts: 1617 55 CTR premier '97 posi vts

   #3 5th July 2010, 21:24

   mine is like the above with it on the ground i think, need to jack it up soon.
   
   at what point does the rear beam become too far gone?
4. GTuff Established Member Joined: Apr 2007 Alderley Edge,Cheshire Posts: 1048 1.6 VT?

   #4 6th July 2010, 00:43

   i have no idea
5. donnypaul L-plater Joined: May 2010 Goldthorpe Posts: 93 Saxo VTR mk 2

   #5 12th July 2010, 02:26

   right ive had the car jacked up and i took the wheel off and the pin is bent but the arm that wheel bolts to is wobling slighty near the torsion bar side, how hard is it to replace the bush in this side where it bolts onto the beam its self??? and will this be picked up on the mot? it doesnt move alot but more than the other sidde does n if the wheels put on and put back on the road and ya do sum tyre kickin it moves, my cars been dropped 70mm on the rear if its any concern help me please arghhhhhhhhhhhhh problem after problem
6. AlexBp West Midlands Joined: Dec 2007 West mids Posts: 23149 Supra,civic GL

   #6 12th July 2010, 06:17

   If there's play in the main beam bearing onto the arm then likely the pin in the beam is worn and you'll need a new beam as putting new bearings on a worn beam they will fail a lot faster
   it's an mot fail aswell
   
   it is rare that the beam is useable after the bearings gone tbh
7. donnypaul L-plater Joined: May 2010 Goldthorpe Posts: 93 Saxo VTR mk 2

   #7 12th July 2010, 20:24

   ya shittin me arnt ya, a just had it lowerd as well, is there no way of me been able to swap the bush in the top? a could do with a diagram of the rear beam in exploded view if ya no wot i mean so it shows what goes where, and if you can buy recon beams wi new bushes n bearings why cant i do it my self.
   
   a think am gunna go on a downer nar, hope fully sum1 will write my car off later cos ive had a few near misses last few days with idiots not lookin where there going !!!!
8. AlexBp West Midlands Joined: Dec 2007 West mids Posts: 23149 Supra,civic GL

   #8 12th July 2010, 21:10

   to swap that pin you need a 60tonne press
   
   companies can do it
   but you in your garage cant unless you have a press
9. donnypaul L-plater Joined: May 2010 Goldthorpe Posts: 93 Saxo VTR mk 2

   #9 12th July 2010, 21:11

   just been reading on another site where sum1 had same problem but his rear moved 2 inch and mine aint that bad it must move a few mills mine n when i give it a good kick the wheel bounces if ya no wot i mean so am guessin it aint totally fucked yet and can be repaired easy and cheap so where can i get hold of wot i need is it just a bush i will need and is it easy to take off the arm from the main beam its self? gonna go down scrappers see wot i can find never no if i can pull an arm off quick enough n post it through fence next to field al have it sorted eh instead of buyin a full beam lol so hurry up guys i need info and a diagram please asap all info is appreciated very much chaps n chapettes
10. AlexBp West Midlands Joined: Dec 2007 West mids Posts: 23149 Supra,civic GL

    #10 12th July 2010, 21:16

    still worn so wont be any use
    
    a little bit of play means it will get worse quite quickly
    
    and its not a bush in there its bearings that sit on the pin
    the bearing collapses damages the pin and if you put new bearings on a damaged pin it wrecks the bearings
    
    its common on these cars
11. AlexBp West Midlands Joined: Dec 2007 West mids Posts: 23149 Supra,civic GL

    #11 12th July 2010, 21:17

    oh and btw the pin im on about is on the bit that bolts to the shell of the car
    so nickingone from a scrappy wont work