Rear Beam - Supply And Fit

[TbirdX 0]

How much please guys?

[Miles 331 1 Cars]

Depends on 1.6 or 1.9 and how far you want to go with new parts if any, so anything from £50.00 to allot

[SWINNEY 2]

Depends on 1.6 or 1.9 and how far you want to go with new parts if any, so anything from £50.00 to allot

 

 

I 'm in the process of paying for my 1.9 CTi to have one replaced with a reconned one as mine was a total right off thats setting be back about £500 fitted (just hear me sobbing as ive just bought the car thinking it was ok)

 

 

I had a quote for a specilist for £375 to do mine up but it was miles away and just not worth it.

 

Mark

 

PS The hardest bit was finding one for me

[28CRAIG 2]

How much i do hope that it is fully rebuilt including all bearings, shafts and new mounts for that price that seems a bit step or am i just tight.

[Baz 421]

As said it really depends on what you're after. A specialist will rebuild and fit it for you for around the prices quoted above, but second hand good ones can be had fairly cheaply (in comparison to refurbished!!) and someone local could give a hand fitting it for beer money.

 

I'm in Sawbridgeworth btw...

[TbirdX 0]

Not really sure if it's a 1.6 or 1.9. Reason being it's the old 1.6 shell with an mi16 in it. Spec doesn't say it has a 1.9 beam but it may well have, guess I could find out, but assume its a 1.9 for cost purposes.

[Baz 421]

Is it yours or one your looking to buy then? Local?

 

1.6 had rear drums, 1.9's have discs.

[TbirdX 0]

Not local no, just trying to weigh up all the options really.

[SWINNEY 2]

I ve just got my 1.9 CTI Back total bill £350 after the garage managed to find a "good" replacement GTI Beam (my old one looked better though on the outside) my bill was for the following in the end

 

Strip down the old beam (only to find both shafts where u/s this took time)

Remove my good Drums and put them on the replacement beam

Replace a leaking brake cylinder

Replace brake pipes

Replace bump stop (they only did one and left me with a spare not happy about that one)

 

So I guess it just what bits are ok and how easy a replacement beam is to find.

 

 

hope this helps Mark

[pug_ham 244 3 Cars]

I ve just got my 1.9 CTI Back total bill £350 after the garage managed to find a "good" replacement GTI Beam (my old one looked better though on the outside) my bill was for the following in the end

 

Strip down the old beam (only to find both shafts where u/s this took time)

Remove my good Drums and put them on the replacement beam

Replace a leaking brake cylinder

Replace brake pipes

Replace bump stop (they only did one and left me with a spare not happy about that one)

 

So I guess it just what bits are ok and how easy a replacement beam is to find.

hope this helps Mark

From that I take it they didn't strip the replacement beam down to check the condition & replace any parts as required? (new seals & bearings minimum).

 

Its false economy to think a good beam will last on cars this age imo unless you know its been rebuilt in the last two years.

 

I've sold fully refurbished beams outright for that price with new bearings & all.

 

Graham.

[welshpug 1,657]

It cost me £400 in parts to fix the beam on my 205 3 years ago, one new tube inc bearings and two new shafts and seals ETC, plus a few quid to the local forge to press the new shafts in.

 

labour time I'm unsure of as I havent completed a rebuild and taken note of the time it takes, but it always varies.

 

4 hours to lower the back end of a pug is the usual quoted time, most competent mechanics/enthusiasts can do it in under an hour if the beam has been apart fairly recently and treated liberally to copper grease.

 

so bearing in mind that timescale, add more time to remove and fit shafts and bearings and I think 6 hours is reasonable.