After: ...   08-02-2016 12:42 am

Yes, this is what I did with mine - but instead of a washer, it was a piece of steel bar machined to the precise ...   08-02-2016 12:42 am

Oh, good. I was worried you might end up making some horrible Jensen-Datsub hybrid! ...   01-07-2016 09:47 am

Steve, re the manuals, I would think any Vauxhall Viva HB or even HC manual (as far as I can tell) would be fine - ...   12-02-2015 11:08 pm

Hi Nigel, thanks for that. I don't think that is the problem, but will still check, of course. It will be a couple of weeks (at ...   05-20-2015 01:58 am

Well, the manual refers to an allowance of 1/2" variation from left to right, which seems an awful lot to me! All the important bolts were ...   05-06-2015 12:50 am

Hi Nigel, Thanks, but I have already replaced those top suspension mounts with new ones (which I think I got from Robeys, although that would ...   05-05-2015 11:39 am

I've had 18024 on the road 5 months now (and driven it 23 times, according to the club permit log book, where does time go??). ...   05-05-2015 03:24 am

I don't recall drilling any crush tubes. The bolts I had to replace the originals (same size) fitted nicely, and yes, I think they were ...   12-15-2014 12:35 am

I would say the "different" nut was what came to hand the last time the suspension was pulled down.  I used all-new hardware right throughout, ...   12-14-2014 11:02 pm

Hi Eric, the shocks won't determine the ride height, only the springs and whatever packing they have. The condition of your bushes may also ...   11-24-2014 11:20 am

Depends on what you intend to use the car for. For normal road use, personally I'd stay with the standard springs. ...   11-19-2014 04:08 am

I got the springs from the UK - Martin Robey, I think. They are standard spec. ...   11-19-2014 04:01 am

When you get the springs out, you'll see the problem. The top of the spring is clamped between a spring seat and a spring retainer, ...   11-19-2014 03:50 am

Eric, raise the car on a jack (via the back axle is good) and put jackstands under the body on the chassis rails - as ...   11-18-2014 10:17 pm

Hi Art, I'll eventually get around to jacking up the front, putting it on either ramps or jack stands, loosening all the bolts and re-torquing. ...   08-07-2014 04:30 am

Hi John, I recently did everything as you did - didn't plan to pull the front subframe but couldn't bolt newly painted suspension components to ...   08-06-2014 02:50 pm

I have recently finished rebuilding both front and rear suspension. Virtually everything is new - springs (both right way up), dampers, superpro bushes, hardware and ...   08-06-2014 02:30 pm

I've worked it out...I was following the Haynes manual for the Vauxhall Viva HB, which says to remove the flange, and then the oil slinger ...   10-15-2013 01:55 am

While doing the rear suspension I had the rear axle out as well, and noticed oil leaking from the pinion, so decided to fit a ...   10-13-2013 05:10 am

After putting up a separate post to try to find some new arms on Saturday night (Australian time), I had no less then 4 offers ...   10-05-2013 02:34 am

Hi Brett and chiromaster, Thanks, I found some good arms from the UK, via the joc forum. Problem solved. They've already been shipped, and should be ...   09-30-2013 10:32 pm

After removing the bush housings from the axle-end of the lower rear suspension arms (see "Fitting rear Superpro bushes"), I've discovered the steel pressings beneath ...   09-28-2013 09:20 am

Actually the bushes came out quite easily after cutting with the hacksaw - none were corroded in. I was a bit zealous on the first ...   09-28-2013 07:26 am

Post Script - Job done. No problem drilling out the bush with a 1/2" drill - quick and easy. Then I used with a 20 mm dia ...   09-25-2013 12:13 pm

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 ...   09-22-2013 12:59 pm

OK....I thought they were an integral part of the arm assembly - mine are very well fixed into the housing and I assumed were welded ...   09-21-2013 11:16 pm

Hi Brett, No I didn't - just the old rubber bush. Replacement rubber bushes don't have an outer shell either. So you are supposed to remove ...   09-21-2013 10:11 pm

Having sandblasted, weld-repaired and painted the rear suspensions upper and lower trailing arms, time came this weekend to fit the new Superpro polyurethane ...   09-21-2013 11:56 am

I just pulled apart both my front hubs, and found the same flared shield on the left side, along with a small oil seal, but ...   12-16-2012 01:19 am

Yep, Delta have them still, along with the spring seat and attachment screw. They're all ridiculously cheap given their scarcity! (I hope Delta don't read ...   12-11-2012 09:35 pm

Hi Art, thanks for the info. But I am having trouble sourcing most of the parts in the rear spring assembly. I can probably clean ...   12-11-2012 11:02 am

I'm about to pull down the rear suspension and, among other things, fit new springs. But reading the workshop manual, you need to "punch out" ...   12-10-2012 12:57 am

Post-script: I was able to get the correct metalock-type nuts (called clevelock) from Martin Robey in the UK at very reasonable prices, so will use these. ...   12-10-2012 12:49 am

Thanks Jim, but I'm in Australia - freight would be prohibitive! I can get the flexloc style nuts here, but only in box lots - way ...   11-20-2012 02:56 am

Thanks, I reckon Grade 8 nylocs with some loctite should do the trick! ...   11-20-2012 12:29 am

Kurt, which Loctite did you use? Did you apply it to the threads prior to assembly, or the top of the nut afterwards? Jim ...   11-20-2012 12:06 am

Hi Kurt, thanks for your thoughts. I can get Grade 8 nylocs, so I am not concerned about the nut's strength. I can't re-use the originals ...   11-19-2012 08:44 pm

I'm in the process of pulling down my front suspension, and have noticed a number of metal lock nuts are used - the "split beam" ...   11-19-2012 12:20 am