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MOT fail!
Jan 18, 2018 12:22:19 GMT
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Post by Rickster on Jan 18, 2018 12:22:19 GMT
Got a bit of work to do
Failed on both rear wheel bearings and a bit of inner sill corrosion
Not bad for an old car - just a bloody nuisance!
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Post by Horney on Jan 18, 2018 12:41:51 GMT
My Mk3 failed on a rusty sill last year.
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Post by sandys on Jan 18, 2018 17:40:26 GMT
Mazdas aren't built for our salty roads. Seems all Mazdas suffer not just 5s.
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MOT fail!
Jan 18, 2018 18:31:55 GMT
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Post by Rickster on Jan 18, 2018 18:31:55 GMT
Mines got the 29mm hub nuts
I’ve got tons of sockets but not one fits the 29mm well
What a stupid size😣
My Bro in law is lending me his 3/4 drive set
Gonna need it - my 1/2 breaker bar won’t touch em!
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Post by atlex on Jan 18, 2018 21:17:06 GMT
29mm is about 1& 1/8"... closest/ easiest to find equivalent.
not that it is easy to find LOL.
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MOT fail!
Jan 18, 2018 21:31:06 GMT
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Post by Rickster on Jan 18, 2018 21:31:06 GMT
29mm is about 1& 1/8"... closest/ easiest to find equivalent. not that it is easy to find LOL. Turns out my bro in law has a 1&1/8th inch in his set!👍🏼 |
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Post by martiny on Jan 21, 2018 15:51:52 GMT
If I had to change a rear wheel bearing again I would either pay someone else to do it or seriously consider buying a good used hub and halfshaft as a complete assembly rather than face the heartache of trying to separate shaft from hub.
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Post by Rickster on Jan 21, 2018 16:09:25 GMT
So one side is done and went pretty easy, the other side is being a pig and now has started to move but in doing so it broke my (not very big) set of pullers, I'll get some more tomorrow.
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Post by Rickster on Jan 23, 2018 16:58:19 GMT
Left hand rear wheel bearing, hub removal small puller - broke big puller - didnt move special hub puller - just moved (perhaps!?) 20 ton press and oxy acetylene moved a mm but stubbornly refused any more until we thought that it was getting dangerous i have now ordered a second hand good one from Autolink BUT not the end of the story I have a stubborn streak and a bloody minded refusal to be beaten, I wanted to save the carrier if nothing else. big grinder, big hammer - I won na na na na na  I did save the carrier - not much else though!!  |
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Post by Horney on Jan 23, 2018 17:18:03 GMT
Ha! Good effort.
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Post by atlex on Jan 23, 2018 17:21:07 GMT
that took some effort. You definitely showed that thing who is boss.
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Post by Rickster on Jan 25, 2018 18:26:26 GMT
Took the day off work and finished the wheel bearing (amongst other stuff) great service from Autolink getting a replacement hub to me so quick, also a nice outer cv joint from eBay seller which arrived quick and came with some driveshaft grease, boot, clips etc
Just the welding to do now!
Got to give these cars the luuuurve!!
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Post by Rickster on Jan 29, 2018 19:50:14 GMT
Yaaay
Now MOT’d
Thanks to my local garage who finished the welding that I made a right pigs ear of😦
Ready for the season, first entry in for the GWS at Combe
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Post by wannabe on Jan 29, 2018 21:47:18 GMT
Nice! Now go out and enjoy driving it in the mild weather  |
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le sigh