Mileage 139800
So, I knew that there was a lot of work needed for the MOT and I was running out of time so I drove it down to Mark ALLARD at MJA who would do the work for me. I knew I needed a replacement rear axle for no other reason than the axle casing was rotting away. Must be something to do with the Scottish climate and it living fairly near the sea. Mark had already sourced a good rear axle for me and also a pair of teflon swivels for the front as the old ones were badly pitted and leaking. Added to that I wanted new discs and pads to be fitted as the old discs were quite badly worn. I wanted to get rid of the 2″ lift kit that had been fitted and return to standard height if for no other reason thatn to make it easier for my wife to get in the car! Here’s a couple of before pictures to make you wince!
The spring seat more or less fell off of it's own accord.
Badly pitted and leaking swivels
Badly corroded damper turret
Mark kept the car for a couple of days and once he started to tear it apart the problems started to rear their heads. Just about every fixing was badly corroded and needed…..erm…..gentle persuasion to remove. All four brake calipers were found to be beyond salvation, one damper was leaking and another snapped while it was being removed. That sort of forced my hand into ditching the lift kit there and then. It was all apart anyway so it made sense to replace the springs and dampers at the same time so, all in, it has had the replacement axle, new discs, pads and callipers all round, new brake pipes, new springs and dampers all round, new damper turrets and replacement swivels.
Needless to say, it flew through the MOT!
Here’s a few ‘afters’:
