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 Posted: 09-22-2013 12:59 pm
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Jim Picot

 

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 Thinking about it, I don't know if the press is the best way to go - the surrounding pressed metal is very flimsy and easily bent, and I'd need something the precise dimension of the housing to push it out - without damaging the rest of the arm.

I think I'll try the hacksaw first, and get lots of penetrating oil inside. Unfortunately the POR-15 will make it hard to get the oil in from the outside of the housing, but if I cut some narrow strips out, I can get it in that way. Looks like it will take a week or two longer than planned.

FYI while I had the suspension arms out, I decided to sandblast and paint the rear axle (more POR-15), and renew all the rear brake components. Not easily done - 9" Lockheeds are now obsolete, and none of your main specialists (Robey, Appleyard & Delta) carry the parts. But I managed to scrape them together from various sources. The hardest bits to find were the three springs per side - until I found that Triumph Stags (and TR7s too, I think) use 9" Lockheed drums. The two main springs are identical, the cross-lever spring is the same length, but with an extra two turns so I expect the handbrake to be slightly stiffer to operate.  So the brakes are all-new, apart from the shoes themselves which were virtually new already. So everything looks a treat, and will match the new arms, springs and dampers.

Thanks for you help guys, I'll let you know how it all gets on.