Rear Beam?

1. user_47731 L-plater Joined: Oct 2010 Newbury Posts: 88 Saxo VTS (RIP), VTR

   #1 4th April 2011, 22:47

   How would you know if the rear beam is going to go? Dont think mine is, just interested as ive read they can go lol
   
   Thanks
2. user_50058 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jan 2011 Southampton Posts: 172 Mauritius Blue VTR

   #2 4th April 2011, 22:55

   The usual symptoms are Negative camber on the back wheels, noises from the rear beam (usually when going over bumps) that sound like two bottle hitting each other and when the car is jacked up play or movement on the back wheel/s
   Think thats most of them but im sure theres others I dont know about
3. user_47731 L-plater Joined: Oct 2010 Newbury Posts: 88 Saxo VTS (RIP), VTR

   #3 5th April 2011, 11:48

   Alright thats good mate, seems mine doesnt need doing at the moment then
4. kyle4256 Established Member Joined: Feb 2008 dundee Posts: 1844 saxo vts

   #4 5th April 2011, 13:41

   the to bottles hittin together noise (pinkin noise) is caused by the bolt that hold the arb usually
   just jack the car up and check if theres any play or sit on even ground and measure both sides
5. Quinn Newbie Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 20

   #5 6th April 2011, 00:01

   Would the whole rear of the car be tilted over very slightly to one side when the car is on the ground?
6. TrackReady L-plater Joined: Apr 2011 Birmingham Posts: 42 Mk2 Vts

   #6 6th April 2011, 02:36

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Quinn Would the whole rear of the car be tilted over very slightly to one side when the car is on the ground?

   Yes its possible, common fault with saxo's are the sub pins on the axle snapping. Which is usually caused by uneven weight distribution when the car has been lowered, best way to tell is to jack it up and see if theres any play
7. jpsaxo Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2005 Sydney Posts: 8525 Mango Westcoast

   #7 6th April 2011, 08:02

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by TrackReady Yes its possible, common fault with saxo's are the sub pins on the axle snapping. Which is usually caused by uneven weight distribution when the car has been lowered, best way to tell is to jack it up and see if theres any play

   No, it's caused by water getting into the seals and bearings that run on the stub pins which then washes all tw grease out and the bearings start to wear away the stubb pins. You will normally find pitting on the stubb pins if theres movement in the trailing arms.
   
   Any problems drop me a PM we refurb them properly, including pressing new stubb pins in and out.
8. blainej Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2011 aberystwyth Posts: 308 MK1 vtr

   #8 6th April 2011, 08:56

   when driving mate you might find you have wheel wobble aswel
9. Beardy77 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jan 2011 Oldham Posts: 185 Citroen Saxo VTR & Picasso

   #9 7th April 2011, 12:24

   Mine recently went and everytime i went round a sharpish corner the right rear wobbled like Michael J Fox!