Front Suspension Strut (4)

Long story short, the second strut all went together again fine and looks as nice as the other one.

So, onto the sub frame. It all came apart quite easily, apart from one of the track arms, which was seized into the bush's metal sleeve. Nothing for it but to cut it off with the grinder, which was quite satisfying.

It was worrying that this track arm was now scrap, but one dusty box undone a few minutes later after a quick shufty around the shed produced a brand new one. I had bought this about ten years ago for a fiver or something, and it was still in its BL box with waxy wrapping. Even better, it had the ball joint fitted.

New track arm on the right

So, next stop was to strip everything down and get it ready for a jolly good clean. The anti-roll bar and steering rack came away very easily, probably because I have been dousing the nuts and bolts in oil for the last month or so.

 

This is going to be another of those satisfying total repair jobs, where everything gets a coat of paint and new bushes etc. I will use the original rubber bushes, for originality's sake.

More next time!