Rear uprights

[Peter-C]

Hi,

Do you use the original bolts from the donor to fix the rear brake backplate to the fabricated upright ? Mine seem over long.

Cheers

Peter

[Peter-C]

Also I've tried the driveshafts in the hubs and tightened them fairly tight but I still have 6-7mm of play. Do I have to wait until I get the wheels on and the car on the ground before I full tighten them. Sorry to be a pain but its doing me 'ed in !!

Peter

[Bonzo]

If they are the original bolts there shouldn't be a problem

Never noticed anything that could cause problems when I test fitted my running gear.

I am sure you would have remembered that the bolts hold the hub carrier as well as the drum back plate

Just for reference .... The original bolts will be blue in colour, M10 standard metric thread & smaller Hex head rather than the usual 17mm normaly used on a M10 bolt.

[Bonzo]

Originally Posted by Powler

Also I've tried the driveshafts in the hubs and tightened them fairly tight but I still have 6-7mm of play. Do I have to wait until I get the wheels on and the car on the ground before I full tighten them. Sorry to be a pain but its doing me 'ed in !!

Peter

You'll need to hold the drum steady & tighten the driveshaft nuts up quite a bit .... They often stick on the spline a little, giving the impression that they are tight & they are not !!?? .

If you have gone to the expense of buying new nyloc nuts .... Place a spacer or a few washers under the nuts to avoid damaging the Nylon ring

[HandyAndy]

Originally Posted by Powler

Also I've tried the driveshafts in the hubs and tightened them fairly tight but I still have 6-7mm of play. Do I have to wait until I get the wheels on and the car on the ground before I full tighten them. Sorry to be a pain but its doing me 'ed in !!

Peter

Hi Peter,

when you say you have 6/7mm of play....where is the play?

Its just that i remember when i was at the same stage, i couldn,t get the hub to sit flush with the upright, scratched my head for a while then realised i hadn,t got the splines fully "home" into the diff end
A bit of jiggery pokery & finally got everything mated & tightened up.

just a thought

cheers
andy

[Peter-C]

Thanks Ronnie and Andy,

I think you're right in that the carrier seems tight on the splines and is not fully home. I'm sure now that it will pull up when I tighten it.

Cheers again

Peter