could do with some quick advice please!

[ScottieJ]

exhaust pipe is not going to be nowhere near as heavy or strong, I bet the end just flares out doesn't it?

[twiss]

It did start to, but then I welded a cap over the end of it...
It's some thick old exhaust pipe! Must be off a big van as it was about 10 foot long before I cut it in half!

[mk1joe]

thanks guys, and the final answer is you definitely dont need a press! ive managed to do most of the job tonight and it all went pretty smooth, very easy really. my substitute for the press turned out to be a long length of the old style gas pipe(fitted perfect), using a mixture of slamming it down and using a mallet on top it worked quite fast. all i have left is reassembling the rear brakes and filling the diff. the only reason i stopped was the unbelievable amount of nats flying about (in my ears and up my nose) just made it unbearable. other than that i could have finished the job tonight.
thanks again for the quick advice.
joe

[turbo-tom]

thanks guys, and the final answer is you definitely dont need a press! ive managed to do most of the job tonight and it all went pretty smooth, very easy really. my substitute for the press turned out to be a long length of the old style gas pipe(fitted perfect), using a mixture of slamming it down and using a mallet on top it worked quite fast. all i have left is reassembling the rear brakes and filling the diff. the only reason i stopped was the unbelievable amount of nats flying about (in my ears and up my nose) just made it unbearable. other than that i could have finished the job tonight.
thanks again for the quick advice.
joe

glad you got it sorted okay , good tip for them fly things is make a small fire outside your garage works for me and the go , or just put something that smells of lemmon near were your working and then tend to fly away works for me. might work for you

[Highlander]

all i have left is reassembling the rear brakes and filling the diff

Next time you do it jack the axle up at the side you're working on so the oil runs to the other side

[mk1joe]

finished the job today, everything went smooth but.... it still vibrates i reach 35mph and i feel a bad vibration/rumble through the throttle/steering/seat, and it sounds like its coming from the rear. ive balanced all the wheels and replaced the loose bearing. im running out of ideas the rear tyres might be slightly lumpy but i dont think enough to be this bad. there might be a little play in the front wheel bearings but it does feel like its coming from the back. has anyone had anything else to make this happen.
cheers
joe

[mk1joe]

just had a quick look and found the front shock absorbers to be very creeky. dad reckons this could be making the 35mph rumble, im not to sure but is it possible?

[mk1joe]

No worries! I got the car up on the ramp in work today and managed to fix the actual problem. Oh well, you live and learn.

[mk1joe]

Got another problem today, possibly an actual wheel bearing? i was driving home in traffic and i heard a squeaking noise from the front which got faster as i moved faster, then when i got out of the traffic and moving faster it started pulling harsh to the left when i brake. so when i got it home i had a quick look and it was obvious that the O/S/F brake assembly was steaming, you could probably boil an egg on it. so i quickly striped it apart to find nothing obvious, the sliders were free, the pads weren't stuck, the pads still have plenty of meat on it, and although the cylinder was stiff it wasn't seized. so is it possible a wheel bearing gone could make this much heat? i cant feel any play in the wheel bearing, the free wheeling hub makes a bit of a clicking noise but i think it always has done. it might be possible that something got stuck in there and fell out when i took it apart, but i havnt found the source of the squeaking noise, is it worth while removing the back plates all together?
cheers
joe

[ScottieJ]

is there any play in the wheel bearing? does it spin freely and smoothly. you should definitely notice something if it's causing that much heat, maybe it's gone dry in which case it will need replacing. if it's not the wheel bearing then chances are the calliper is sticking on.