I have little to say about
this other than the rear springs came off
relatively easily even though I had to
grind the rusty threads off a
particularly long top bolt that a nut
refused to turn over. The bushes were
fine and minimal rust was coated with a
nice dollop of spray under-seal. When re-assembled
the rear was a good 1 1/2" higher
than it was but still not enough to level
the car but after a 10 mile run things
looked a lot better.
I guess even this short run
was enough to settle the front a little.
Overall the spring project
has reduced that awful sickening crunch
when a pothole is hit and the whole car
is a lot easier and more comfortable to
drive. Pot holes and road humps no longer
bring fear to me and the only negative
point is I think the kerbside trunion is
done for, or is that a good thing, to
find out now. It seems that when I have
been greasing these the nipple is so worn
and small the grease has been oozing out
the junction and not through the trunion.
I suppose a word with Graham
Walker ( Who have a great download section )
about swapping those spax bushes for a
new trunion may be on the cards.
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