Rear axle goosed but....

1. billpine Infrequent Poster Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 129

   #1 4th December 2012, 17:58

   Found this while looking around http://www.gmcmotorsport.co.uk/suspe.../prod_608.html
   
   At £42 a side plus bearings doesn't sound bad but how are these new shafts fitted, do you cut the old one's off and press the new one's in, do they fit over the existing pin? I'm not sure how they are fitted... or more to the point, is fitting a garage job?
   
   Does anyone know?
   
   Ta..
2. Ben_SaxoForte Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2009 Stoke-on-trent Posts: 2640 Mk5 Golf GTTDI Mk2 VTR Project

   #2 4th December 2012, 18:09

   They need to be pressed into the beam and the old ones pressed out, I beleive it takes a hell of a lot of pressure for them to be pressed so don't know if a garage would even want to mess with it maybe some kind of machin shop?
3. billpine Infrequent Poster Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 129

   #3 4th December 2012, 21:27

   Ah bollocks! Back to the drawing board!
   
   Cheers Ben..
4. Ben_SaxoForte Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2009 Stoke-on-trent Posts: 2640 Mk5 Golf GTTDI Mk2 VTR Project

   #4 5th December 2012, 17:51

   No worries I had the same problem i ended up buying the refurbished beam with new stub pins from IM axles and then fitting the new bearings to the trailing arms myself, worked out slightly cheaper than buying the full axle just depends what your willing to spend.
5. user_7096 Established Member Joined: Sep 2005 Market Bosworth Posts: 2482 106 XSi 1360cc

   #5 6th December 2012, 14:03

   we refurbish rear axles.... PM me if you are interested
6. billpine Infrequent Poster Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 129

   #6 6th December 2012, 20:49

   PM sent. Cheers piggy!
7. billpine Infrequent Poster Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 129

   #7 8th December 2012, 22:24

   Well I think it's time to put the old gal to rest unless anyone here wants her.
   
   51 plate, 80,756, 1.5d, good clean body and with a Bosch fuel system so good for burning all oils. Timing belt and other little bits and shits have been done over the last year..
   
   Would post in the for sale but.... post count
   
   £175 Wrexham.
8. user_4681 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2004 Grimsby United Kingdom (England) Posts: 5489 SUPERCHARGED saxo vts

   #8 9th December 2012, 16:57

   last i heard gmc was out of those pins (few months ago)... ring him to be sure.
   
   regarding fitting, i dont think its the amount of pressure its having the right gear in the first place