Rear Beam Rebuild Needed - Any Recommendations (Hampshire)

[kenp 3]

The rear beam on our '88 205 GTi 1.9 is badly in need of replacing. We had it "rebuilt" once about 10 years ago by a local Pug "specialist" (doesn't post on here AFAIK) although I was never convinced that it had been done well.

 

The o/s arm is now seized, shows signs of negative camber and the collar between the beam and the arm has rotted. So I imagine it's pretty much scrap. Have a couple of spare arms with shafts that may or may not be usable.

 

Based in Hampshire, and for various reasons I can't really do it myself at the moment - need some recommendations of anyone local who can do a good job.

Edited September 7, 2011 by kenp

[EdCherry 34 1 Cars]

Ant up in Swindon would be my first choice.

[Tom Fenton 1,536]

If you cannot find anyone closer to home I can help.

 

One thing I will say is that most beams no matter who has built them would be advised to be dismantled for inspection every 4 years or so, and then regreased and fitted with new seals to stop them deteriorating badly.

[Anthony 1,002]

Miles on here (runs Pugracing) is probably the closest person to you, based a few miles North of Ringwood on the other side of the New Forest.

 

If you don't get any luck there, I've rebuilt beams for a fair few members on here over the years.

 

From your description, your beam tube and shafts are almost certainly scrap, so it's going to be less of a "rebuild" and more the supply of a complete replacement beam, and the price will be higher accordingly. 10 years is quite a long time since the original rebuild though, and even OE beams were failing in that sort of timeframe, so whilst you've perhaps been a touch unlucky, the rebuild probably wasn't that bad if it's lasted this long - to give you some idea, last week I stripped a beam that had been rebuilt by a "Peugeot Specialist" that hadn't even lasted 2000 miles thanks, as I discovered, to them not actually fitting all of the required parts when they reassembled it!

[welshpug 1,646]

Miles is probably closest to you.

[EdCherry 34 1 Cars]

Oh and Miles! How the f*** did I forget Miles...

[kenp 3]

Thanks guys - I'll drop Miles another PM, I imagine he's a busy chappy!

[eck_johnston 2]

I'm going to (sort of) hijack this thread..

 

Is there anyone up north (scotland north that is) that does beams, or would it be a case of shunting large bits of car around the country?

I'm in edinburgh, so not north north, if you see what i mean.

 

cheers

 

eck

[Leet205 48]

Im in sheffield but regurarly travel back to motherwell area (about once a month) So if you get stuck you could maybe message Tom Fenton on here about a rebuild/replacement and i could drop off/collect your exchange beam for afew beer tokens if it helps.

[eck_johnston 2]

cool, that'd be ace. thanks.

i think it'll be needing done sooner rather than later, but can't manage it just now. possibly sometime in the near future though.

 

eck

[Tom Fenton 1,536]

That certainly works OK for me, I've one 1.9 and one 1.6 beam in the stages of being built up just now.

 

Thanks

Tom