lord65 Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 (edited) OK, according to the technicalities CDrom, all I have to do is undo the four nuts on the drive flange to disconnect from the diff and then the six nuts holding the hub into the swinging arm before pulling the whole thing out for inspection. Wrong! Nothing moves. Am I missing something...help! How much lateral play should there be on the sliding joint? Mine slides nicely but appears very dry and loose. All advice welcomed Simon Edited January 13, 2009 by lord65 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
88V8 Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 OK, according to the technicalities CDrom, all I have to do is undo the four nuts on the drive flange to disconnect from the diff and then the six nuts holding the hub into the swinging arm before pulling the whole thing out for inspection.Wrong! Nothing moves. Am I missing something...help! How much lateral play should there be on the sliding joint? Mine slides nicely but appears very dry and loose. Ah, theory and practice... Take a look http://www.tr-register.co.uk/forums/index....ic=14587&hl= The TR6 forum is a good place to look for items common to the 4 & 6, more activity doncha know. There should be no perceptible lateral play, they shouldn't be dry. If the splines are shot, there's no way of repair, but TR Shop and others have new ones, thank goodness. Ivor Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kob666e Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Wrong! Nothing moves. Am I missing something...help!How much lateral play should there be on the sliding joint? Mine slides nicely but appears very dry and loose. All advice welcomed Simon Simon, a little persuasion in the right place with a rubber mallet will break the seal of the flanges, and then maybe a thin pry bar to lever off the hub, you can leave the brake back plate with everything still attached on the trailing arm. Don't be too aggressive, they've probably been stuck together for quite some time . If there is any play in the splines they are definitly past their 'use by' date and will have to be replaced, plenty of suppliers depending on depth of pocket, and change all the UJ's while you are at it, they are the cheapest part! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lord65 Posted January 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 OK, according to the technicalities CDrom, all I have to do is undo the four nuts on the drive flange to disconnect from the diff and then the six nuts holding the hub into the swinging arm before pulling the whole thing out for inspection.Wrong! Nothing moves. Am I missing something...help! How much lateral play should there be on the sliding joint? Mine slides nicely but appears very dry and loose. All advice welcomed Simon Many thanks for the link Ivor, I read the contents with my heart in my mouth! Deep joy ahead. Simon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
67_gt6 Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 Judicious use of copper/hide hammer to break the rust between hub and backplate. Also, the little nut and bolt that holds the handbrake cable onto the trailing arm often needs removed or the UJ will catch on it as you pull it out. andy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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