A knocking noise when pulling away with the wheels pointing anyway but straight ahead suggested that a driveshaft might be worn... The left side was replaced first...
The easy way of doing this job is to drop the lower wishbone, thus allowing the leg to be swung outwards so that the driveshaft can be removed.
The rear mounting is released by un-doing two nuts from inside the footwell, the front is a single pivot bolt. This is much easier than removing the brake calliper & releasing the lower ball joint...
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Showing posts with label replacement. Show all posts
Showing posts with label replacement. Show all posts
Tuesday, 4 December 2012
Monday, 3 December 2012
Front Door replacement
Krys' old front door was what looked like an early aluminium framed replacement & had probably been fitted quite a while ago... It was draughty!
His brother had just had a porch built & we fitted a new door so the old PVC one wasn't needed... It fortunately was the size we needed here...
The old one came out easily, four long screws & plugs into the brickwork, check for squareness & door fit... Pu foam to seal & secure!
Sounds simple... & it was... The only challenge was not putting too much foam into the gap... I failed on that one!
His brother had just had a porch built & we fitted a new door so the old PVC one wasn't needed... It fortunately was the size we needed here...
The old one came out easily, four long screws & plugs into the brickwork, check for squareness & door fit... Pu foam to seal & secure!
Sounds simple... & it was... The only challenge was not putting too much foam into the gap... I failed on that one!
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