is this the rear beam/ axle buggered?

1. mrrwill Infrequent Poster Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 234

   #1 17th June 2015, 09:22

   For a while ive thought i had a worn wheel bearing on one of the back wheels so I jacked up my car (saxo vtr) yesterday and had a look. I tried wobbling and spinning my wheels and what I found was the whole arm (is it called a trailing arm?) that the rear right wheel mounts on moves a little when i wobble the wheel from the top/ bottom. Is this the rear axle buggered? Is it safe to drive until I can afford to fix it?
   I had the car lowered about a month ago, and the lad that did it mentioned a bit of play before it was lowered.
   
   Cheers
2. welshpug Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jul 2010 South Wales Posts: 3078 ZX 16v, 205 GTI, 309 Goodwood, 405 MI16.

   #2 17th June 2015, 10:10

   yep its buggered
3. mrrwill Infrequent Poster Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 234

   #3 17th June 2015, 10:12

   Is it safe to drive for a month or two though? Not gna loose my wheel round a bend or owt?
4. mrrwill Infrequent Poster Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 234

   #4 17th June 2015, 10:14

   https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&so...kupY0u27RB8m3g
5. user_61020 Established Member Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 2009 Saxò VTS 16v

   #5 17th June 2015, 11:13

   You could be able to still drive it normally depending on how much the bearings inside the trailing arms are damaged,in the worst case they will make the car handles noticeably worse,especially when braking,so in that case I wouldn't use it.
   
   If you drive considerably it worsens over months and many miles so you should have all the time to fix it.
6. mrrwill Infrequent Poster Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 234

   #6 17th June 2015, 12:00

   Ok cheers. Ill keep check and hopefully sort it soon. Axle direct are the cheapest i can find.. are these a good option?
7. James93 Frequent Poster Joined: Dec 2012 Gravesend, Kent Posts: 727 106 GTi, MK2 Saxo VTR, Corsa C SXi,

   #7 17th June 2015, 15:22

   go iMAxles mate, managed to get mine for 250 delivered, tell them your off Saxperience and they sort out some discount, pucka service, come 2 days after ordering, lower it for free for you aswell, top guys and the beam is spot on
8. mrrwill Infrequent Poster Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 234

   #8 17th June 2015, 22:24

   Ah sweet ill give them a bell in the next few weeks. What price could you expect to pay for fitting at a garage? Dont really have the time to be messing at the moment (and i live on a hill)
9. user_80185 L-plater Joined: Feb 2015 Newport, Isle Of Wight Posts: 71 Saxo VTR Phase 2

   #9 30th June 2015, 00:56

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by mrrwill What price could you expect to pay for fitting at a garage?

   Had mine changed recently.. cost me £160 and that included bleeding brakes...
   Its about a 4 hour job.
10. smokeandpoke Regular Poster Joined: Aug 2014 Surrey Posts: 275 '57 Vauxhall Vectra CDTI - Daily '02 Saxo VTS - Tu

    #10 13th July 2015, 13:49

    As above, it's not more than a days work.
    After the bearings on my first axle gave me huge camber on one side, i put the axle from my donor on.
    
    The hardest part by FAR is getting all the brake lines etc off in one piece. The threads (being a 13 year old car) were rusted to f**k and as the axle was no good anyway, i simply cut the brake pipes off and put in new unions where the pipe goes across the car behind where the axle sits.
    
    The axle itself is a piece of piss to remove and refit given you've got a decent amount of upper body strength and someone to nip the bolts up while you're under the car; there are 4 bolts which hold it on:
    
    One each side in the boot, one each side under the rear seats. Undo said bolts, it will come off. To get it back on, move new axle into place (or near enough)
    Get under car, bench press axle into place, fit bolts into holes, have someone nip them up hand tight. Support axle with a couple of jacks or something similar, torque bolts up.
    Put brake lines into new axle, *remembering to put load valve back on PROPERLY*, bleed brakes, jobs a good'un.
    
    
    
    Soak the threads for the brake lines for a couple of days if you can, try and ease them off bit by bit. Be sure to use a proper brake line spanner as normal spanners will chew the thread. Failing that have some copper pipe and some unions at the ready.
    If the brake lines cooperate and you have someone handy it shouldn't take too long at all!