MOT Failure , please help !

1. CraigyG87 L-plater Joined: Sep 2009 Birmingham Posts: 76 Saxo VTS - 1998 plate

   #1 16th October 2010, 14:32

   Hi my car failed its mot on the following:
   
   Nearside rear radius arm has excessive play in a pin/bush
   
   Offside rear radius arm has excessive play in a pin/bush
   
   I havent got a clue what this means let alone where im ment to be looking on the car , ive been told so many different storys on how to fix it , is there anybody that knows what this actully mean and how do i got about fixing it please.
2. raunchz Saxperience Addict Joined: Jul 2005 Solihull / Bournemouth Posts: 14233 2015 Lapiz Blue Golf R

   #2 16th October 2010, 15:30

   get in contact with IMAxles on here
   
   they supply refurbished rear beams - that is what you'll probably need.
   
   Ideally you'll need new radius arm bearings, but it isn't worth fitting these if the stub pin itself if pitted/rusted (which mainly = new rear axle time)
   
   pm IMAxles and they'll sort you out - good prices and very helpful.
   
   this is their shop section of the forum: http://www.saxperience.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=133
3. Tontsy Saxperience Addict Joined: Oct 2008 Plymouth, Fiddling - under a two poster ramp Posts: 14064 Audi

   #3 16th October 2010, 16:00

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by raunchz get in contact with IMAxles on here they supply refurbished rear beams - that is what you'll probably need. Ideally you'll need new radius arm bearings, but it isn't worth fitting these if the stub pin itself if pitted/rusted (which mainly = new rear axle time) pm IMAxles and they'll sort you out - good prices and very helpful. this is their shop section of the forum: http://www.saxperience.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=133

   First thread of the day, where i have seen some good avice!
   I delt with imaxle last year, and the service was great!
4. raunchz Saxperience Addict Joined: Jul 2005 Solihull / Bournemouth Posts: 14233 2015 Lapiz Blue Golf R

   #4 16th October 2010, 16:02

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by tonto_VTR First thread of the day, where i have seen some good avice! I delt with imaxle last year, and the service was great!

   I've used all my thanks for the day, but thanks
5. 3cott Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2008 Rotherham Posts: 4614 Black mk2 vts

   #5 16th October 2010, 16:12

   Your rear axle is fooked
   Get in contact with IM axle they will sort you out
6. McGuire86 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2009 Cornwall Posts: 5658 '08 Civic Type R GT FN2

   #6 16th October 2010, 16:34

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by CraigyG87 Hi my car failed its mot on the following: Nearside rear radius arm has excessive play in a pin/bush Offside rear radius arm has excessive play in a pin/bush I havent got a clue what this means let alone where im ment to be looking on the car , ive been told so many different storys on how to fix it , is there anybody that knows what this actully mean and how do i got about fixing it please.

   What does this mean ? As in jacked up and play with the wheels ?
7. CraigyG87 L-plater Joined: Sep 2009 Birmingham Posts: 76 Saxo VTS - 1998 plate

   #7 16th October 2010, 18:18

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by McGuire86 What does this mean ? As in jacked up and play with the wheels ?

   Just what the mot failure means im unsure of what a radius arm even looks like.
8. dave-in-the-saxo-vtr Infrequent Poster Joined: Sep 2010 Ilkes, Derbyshire Posts: 173 Saxo vtr 51 plate ltd edition

   #8 16th October 2010, 20:05

   So you would never be able to grind the pins and bash the fookers out if you had this problem then???
9. user_36198 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2009 ilkeston derbyshire Posts: 9823 C2 VTR stripped, 406hdi, clio 172

   #9 16th October 2010, 21:59

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by dave-in-the-saxo-vtr So you would never be able to grind the pins and bash the fookers out if you had this problem then???

   not a good move, to get the pins out needs a large press to do it properly
10. McGuire86 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2009 Cornwall Posts: 5658 '08 Civic Type R GT FN2

    #10 17th October 2010, 15:22

    so play in the pins as in play in the wheels when they're on, giving camber ? right ?
11. cam69 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2009 petersfield Posts: 153 2001 Audi TT 225 Quattro

    #11 17th October 2010, 18:00

    had the same problem got a fully refurb axle of im axles your better of getting a new axle than trying to fix the old one
12. xDaNx Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2009 Denaby Main, Doncaster Posts: 220 Corsa C SRI 1.8

    #12 18th October 2010, 09:45

    Mine failed on the same thing, new axle time.
13. baker556 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2007 127.0.0.1 Posts: 4826 oem+ sax

    #13 18th October 2010, 10:46

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by CraigyG87 Just what the mot failure means im unsure of what a radius arm even looks like.

    Basically your rear axel on your car has play in the pin where they wear out to get these renewed is alot of money, so just buy a second hand axle from a scrapyard and get someone to fit it or buy an axle from imaxle which are refurbed but will cost more than a second hand rear axle.
    
    More info - the rear radius arm is the arm which the rear wheels sit on, if you were to jack the rear of your car up you could probably move the wheel ever so slightly which would be the play in the pin/bush this would probably cause wheel wobble at speed and bad handling..

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