Pull lump this weekend, trusty old block and tackle
Drop sub, all went well other than O/S rear mounting bolt, plenty lube back and forth, but still started turning in retainer clip, managed to get open ender on it but it still put a fight up.
Dropped it down, it's not bad ....but it'll need some repairs to satisfy me.
Lower rear wishy bolts......no feckin chance they were coming out........dugga dugga all I wanted, cos rubber bush they just wobble wobble as you dugga dugga.......quick look make sure I had some bolts and slitted them off.
Both drive shaft outers had play, was gonna chance them.....but I hooked a new pair for £20 each, discs are in the rust bath, they'll come up, plenty on pads, bearings and bottom ball joints are as new.
Because I have cut lower rear wishbone bolts I need to replace bushes, sorted at a tenner for pair, I did find arms complete for about 45 for two ........but every tenner or twehty quid I can save where I can counts on this project as I'm getting close to top of budget.
Calipers will refurb, but steering arms have had a battering, seized solid with damage where someone has an attempt to adjust, even with heat and doing it on the bench it's not going well, I slit one of the lock nuts off, but still track end refuses to budge, I think I may have one somewhere but two arms and two ends plus one boot is split soon adds up......I may try cutting arms to save ends, that'd halve what I have to spend..........I know I'm skining farts but there's still stuff to buy and his budget is getting tight.
I've re purposed the old kettle as another rust stripping bath for the Bilt Hamber Deox c, it works far better if it's heated, so I've put all the bolts and bits in there, bigger stuff like discs go in the electrolysis bath, sub will go to blasters.
Plenty to do now, but I'm pushing towards back together and on key mid April.
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