So, I just had a quick look at the job I'm planning to do tomorrow... I took my breaker bar and a 13mm 12pt socket, and just to see if I could eek them. they do!, so quick squirt of WD40 and it should make those bolts easier in the morning.
I did note the top caliper bolt on the driver side is a little restricted on access-because of the anti-roll bar, so i had to use a 10" extension bar and regular ratchet- this mother was tight- but i got it to budge.
Unfortunately i don't have a level surface to work on, and jacking up one side at a time is how i will have to do it- looking from the rear the passenger side is axle is shorter and not many places to put a support.
Can i stick some bricks directly under the diff?
Or is there any place i cant put a jack on?
BTW i do have a trolley jack and a bottle jack (original red one) to use. ( surely they cant both fail ???)
I did note the top caliper bolt on the driver side is a little restricted on access-because of the anti-roll bar, so i had to use a 10" extension bar and regular ratchet- this mother was tight- but i got it to budge.
Unfortunately i don't have a level surface to work on, and jacking up one side at a time is how i will have to do it- looking from the rear the passenger side is axle is shorter and not many places to put a support.
Can i stick some bricks directly under the diff?
Or is there any place i cant put a jack on?
BTW i do have a trolley jack and a bottle jack (original red one) to use. ( surely they cant both fail ???)
Just stick it under the radius arm where it attaches to axle. Remember to scotch front wheels you will lose hand brake when you lift either rear wheel.
I second Rewmer: !st choice axle stands. Blocks of wood in an emergency, but don`t crawl underneath. Never bricks or concrete blocks, as if they fail they`ll go with no warning; they can seem secure until a slight shock (like freeing off a tough nut) will cause them to crack and shatter.
Update:
All done and dusted, actually no pictures required. I used the standard car jack, an old tree stump as an axle stand, disc screw came of with normal screwdriver, 2 whacks withe hammer and the disc fell off... Took no more than 90 mons to do both sides. I actually found this a very simple job, nothing complicated, just a bit of caveman strength required. I still can't get over how heavy 19" wheels are.
I read about all the problems with stripped bolt heads and rusted on hubs and frozen screws etc, this was luckily very text book.
Now sods law will make hell out fixing a door lock motor and a heated seat pad!
Ps a breaker bar did make my life a lot easier, and I did use a torque wrench.
All done and dusted, actually no pictures required. I used the standard car jack, an old tree stump as an axle stand, disc screw came of with normal screwdriver, 2 whacks withe hammer and the disc fell off... Took no more than 90 mons to do both sides. I actually found this a very simple job, nothing complicated, just a bit of caveman strength required. I still can't get over how heavy 19" wheels are.
I read about all the problems with stripped bolt heads and rusted on hubs and frozen screws etc, this was luckily very text book.
Now sods law will make hell out fixing a door lock motor and a heated seat pad!
Ps a breaker bar did make my life a lot easier, and I did use a torque wrench.
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