rear end romoval
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rear end romoval
So I searched and found nothing. So is there a thread that goes over it. Really I have two questions. Where to put jack stands. And can rear brums be unhooled in a way so as not to have to bleed them?
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Re: rear end romoval
This should have been posted in "Transmission and Drivetrain". Stands go under the subframe rails, beside the trailing arms. This is also your jacking point. Don't worry, the rails are flat for enough length to have both a jack and a stand. There's no way to avoid bleeding drums, but it's not difficult, even by yourself.
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Re: rear end romoval
I'm swapping my rears out as we speak. I have spohn SFC's, so my jackstands are under those, towards the rear. If you don't have frame connectors, the portion of the unibody that the front of the LCA bolts to has always sufficed for me.
If you don't want to disconnect your brakes from the rest of the brake sysem, what you'll have to do is unbolt the entire hardline/flex lines/drums from your rear and find a way to attach them to the car up and out of the way. You will most likely have to pull your axles out of your rear to be able to separate the axle housing from your drums.
This will probably be more trouble than its worth. You can get 1 person brake bleeding kits from places like harbor freight, or just get a buddy over to help you bleed the brakes when the time comes. Years ago, I removed my A/c system in one piece with the intention of being able to re-install it if I so choose. It ended up being much more trouble than had I just disassembled it, and I don't see myself throwing it in at any time.
If you have any more questions, throw them on up. I'm right in the middle of this, so I can probably answer questions as good as anyone.
If you don't want to disconnect your brakes from the rest of the brake sysem, what you'll have to do is unbolt the entire hardline/flex lines/drums from your rear and find a way to attach them to the car up and out of the way. You will most likely have to pull your axles out of your rear to be able to separate the axle housing from your drums.
This will probably be more trouble than its worth. You can get 1 person brake bleeding kits from places like harbor freight, or just get a buddy over to help you bleed the brakes when the time comes. Years ago, I removed my A/c system in one piece with the intention of being able to re-install it if I so choose. It ended up being much more trouble than had I just disassembled it, and I don't see myself throwing it in at any time.
If you have any more questions, throw them on up. I'm right in the middle of this, so I can probably answer questions as good as anyone.
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