M2RTY
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Registered: 25th May 01
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getting my astra axel 2night and i need 2 swap ends over for rear disks
how easy is it to take rear axel off and prop car up? what would i support it from? cheers
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Siberia
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Registered: 9th Oct 03
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use axel stands to hold car up then use yer jack to take the wieght of the rear axel. Undo all the bolts and the brake lines then lower axel down.
is it a corsa yer doing it to? if so its a piece of piss to get he rear beam off once u have the right tools.
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M2RTY
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i have all the tools, im just worried that it will be stuck on seeing as it hasnt been off in 10 years!
need it done by sat night as ive a cruise and national meet 
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
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wd40 it before you start let it soak in for a day so get out there with the stuff
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Siberia
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nah it wont i was putting in shocks and springs the other week which meant partially undoing the rear beam and its 10 years old also and had no probs. Actually really easy.
just take your time and think about it and u'll have no bother
the hardest part will be getting the breaking pipes back working again and its not even hard just fidly
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Gambit
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why did you have to undo the rear beam to change the shox's and springs?
id have thought you just needed to undo the bottom shock bolt on the beam
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M2RTY
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i didnt undo it to put my coilovers on 
gonna soak it 2night if its not frozen solid lol
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Colour-Tec Coachworks
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i bent the axle on my corsa ages and ages ago when i had a slight, wheel meets kirb encounter  .
It was really straight forward 2 put the new axle on. You will be able to get it off no probs.
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Kris TD
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
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why do you have remove the corsa rear beam anyway???
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MODDEDCORSAGSI
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Registered: 9th Sep 03
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my wheel is v close to the arch at the back on the drivers side and rubs sumtimes whereas the wheel on the passsenger side had a 1cm gap! sum i try moving the axel across, is this possible??
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Siberia
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Registered: 9th Oct 03
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quote:
Originally posted by Gambit
why did you have to undo the rear beam to change the shox's and springs?
id have thought you just needed to undo the bottom shock bolt on the beam
exaclty! i did say Partialy undoing the rear beam 
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