Stripped Beam

[davev 1]

i just thought id let you all have a laugh at the condition of the rear beam i took off my car a while ago.(it has been replaced with a complete beam from 205 parts)

 

i had assumed the worst from having it seize solid, slowly drop and finaly start rubbing on the drivers inner arch, but im rather ammazed i was driving around with it in such bad condition must be a contender for the worst beam ever although it did come apart easy with the aid of some brute force.

 

http://s116.photobucket.com/albums/o27/dav...%20beam%20work/

 

point in all this was as practice for a hopefull strip of a good 309 beam(fingers crossed) but before i start is there anyway i can check that its a good'un, before the car its on goes to pug heaven

 

thanks. dave.

[Jrod 7]

Doesn't look that bad, just grease it up and whack it back together.

[davev 1]

i wouldnt hint to hard as im thinking about trying to get it to hold together so i can swap it with the 309 one just before it goes away

[pug309twin40s 1]

ah thats not too bad, just stripped the old beam of my goodwood and thats a little bit worse then what yours was but still all moved freely. heavens know how as the beam was just full of rust!

[travill 0]

Not that bad mine had actually rubbed through the tube and was split at the end

[jackherer 543]

must be a contender for the worst beam ever

 

 

I've seen loads like that, its pretty normal unfortunately.

[davev 1]

is there any way i can check the beam on my 309 while its on the car. thinking of checking for play and possibly taking the shocks off to check if its free?