Rear Axle Mount Arms

[iwallers 10]

Hi,

 

I need to replace the rear axle mount arms, do I need to take the beam off the car to replace?

 

Is there an easy way to replace?

 

ShoUldale I replace the square mount rubber that fits on top of the arms?

 

Thanks in advance

[Ozymandis 96]

I`d drop the axle down to do it and replace the rear mounts.

 

Febi brand ones are fine on a standard road car,and cheap on fleabay.

[iwallers 10]

How hard to do?

[Ozymandis 96]

Depends on your skills, tooling and facilities, straight forward nut and bolt stuff. You need 13mm, 16mm and 18mm tools.

Rusty stuff can be a problem.

 

Wire brush, then lather all rusty fixings in plusgas for a week before starting, this will help if its rusty, also have an oil can handy to oil the threads as you undo nuts along the rusty parts of the threads.

 

Take the silencer off for a bit more room, two 13mm nuts at the clamp, also spare wheel and cage, you can support the car with a stack of wheels under the boot floor if you have nothing else

 

Trolley jack to take the weight of the axle, you could do it without removing completely just lowering a bit for better access, the brake flexis and handbrake cables could remain undisturbed, break the "nip" on everything before the mounts are undone.Be careful not to "hang" it from the flexis

 

Shocker fixings, four 16mm nuts at front of the boot under the matting for the front mounts, two 16mm nuts in recesses under nylon caps in boot floor for the rear mounts , then the two nuts and bolts either side holding the pressed steel part to the cast lugs on the tube.

 

Its not complicated.

 

There are some pics of an axle being worked on in a car here , have a look it will give you an idea, obviously your not stripping it totally like welshpug did in the link

http://www.306gti6.com/forum/showthread.php?id=80349

[iwallers 10]

Thank you so much, greatly appreciated and I'll get started soon

 

Thanks again

[Ozymandis 96]

Bottom shocker nut is 21mm af

[Tom Fenton 1,536]

Needs beam stripping to swap mount arms. The bolts don't clear the trailing arms.

[iwallers 10]

Thanks Tom, not what I wanted to hear but that's why I use the expert advice for the forum.

 

A harder job then hoped

 

Thanks

[Ozymandis 96]

C`est la vie Peugeot, when the shockers off you can force the arm down enough to get the bottom bolt out

Edited March 12, 2016 by Ozymandis

[Tom Fenton 1,536]

Base models yes, GTI's no.

[welshpug 1,646]

I'd take the opportunity to refresh the beam tbh, ive never seen these parts with any more than surface rust, dk if there's more I personally wouldnt be hopeful for good condition internals!!

[jord294 89]

If axle is at standard ride height all bolts can be removed

[Ozymandis 96]

If axle is at standard ride height all bolts can be removed

This +1

[iwallers 10]

Does anyone have any pictures to assist

 

Thanks

[Ozymandis 96]

Go and have a look,its not rocket science. 20 nuts or bolts

pics in link to welshpugs article give you a good idea

[iwallers 10]

Thanks