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Joe
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10th May 10 at 11:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Do like the pic then, just seems alot of work unbolting the shocker to get to the 4 bolts when you can just undo the one hub nut.
Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
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10th May 10 at 11:36   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
dont need to unbolt the shock to get to it, can do it with the beam still attached to the shock had them four bolts off the other day to fit the axle spacers and replace the rear abs sensor, easy enough to get them out, however i didnt know if the drum splits with just them out
mattk
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10th May 10 at 11:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Id just tighten the hub nut to FT setting before I fucked about unbolting stub axels
ed
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10th May 10 at 12:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Do it up tight, the split pin will stop it from coming un-done. The biggest risk is killing the bearing by over tightening it.
Steve
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10th May 10 at 12:20   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yeah thats what i said before, and why i would want to do it with a torque wrench, which is why i was investigating this alternative method
csweatherston
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10th May 10 at 12:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
The 4x 17mm's on the back is the easiest way to remove ford drums..

However, I always undo the 30mm hubnut as the stub axle can be awkward to realign when your on your back.
235nm.
Steve
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10th May 10 at 12:27   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ha dto realign it when i took the drum assembley off before so its not to bad.

So just undo the 4 bolts and the drum should pull apart?
mwg
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10th May 10 at 12:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Steve
its meant to be 235nm for a reason so yu dont over tighten and damage the wheel bearing iirc


I've done that. Resulted in the rear bearing going bang when I was driving at 60mph and bits welding each other together in the process
csweatherston
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10th May 10 at 12:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Its pretty difficult to overtighten a solid bearing though.
Unlike corsa b tapered bearings.

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