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Oil smell in car occasionally
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2022 10:55 am
by Robster68
B21 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 18, 2022 10:20 am
Great write up and photos…you are clearly talented…sorry we missed you this year on our trip…enjoy
Thanks,yes shame about the trip,maybe Covid was a blessing in disguise with a cracked front subframe
Are you doing the trip again next year?
Oil smell in car occasionally
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2022 12:13 pm
by B21
Yes I was thinking about that subframe and a few hundred miles of boucing over some very bumpy roads...
Next year I'll do a few road trips closer to home.
2024 I fancy doing a Northern Iberia trip..been doing a bit of research on that one..so maybe then oif you are interested?
Oil smell in car occasionally
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2022 5:57 pm
by Robster68
B21 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 18, 2022 12:13 pm
Yes I was thinking about that subframe and a few hundred miles of boucing over some very bumpy roads...
Next year I'll do a few road trips closer to home.
2024 I fancy doing a Northern Iberia trip..been doing a bit of research on that one..so maybe then oif you are interested?
I need to find a 46mm socket first
Oil smell in car occasionally
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2022 10:05 pm
by B21
Robster68 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 18, 2022 5:57 pm
B21 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 18, 2022 12:13 pm
Yes I was thinking about that subframe and a few hundred miles of boucing over some very bumpy roads...
Next year I'll do a few road trips closer to home.
2024 I fancy doing a Northern Iberia trip..been doing a bit of research on that one..so maybe then oif you are interested?
I need to find a 46mm socket first
Here you go
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Laser-5667-Soc ... 3288&psc=1
Oil smell in car occasionally
Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2022 8:52 am
by Robster68
B21 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 18, 2022 10:05 pm
Robster68 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 18, 2022 5:57 pm
B21 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 18, 2022 12:13 pm
Yes I was thinking about that subframe and a few hundred miles of boucing over some very bumpy roads...
Next year I'll do a few road trips closer to home.
2024 I fancy doing a Northern Iberia trip..been doing a bit of research on that one..so maybe then oif you are interested?
I need to find a 46mm socket first
Here you go
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Laser-5667-Soc ... 3288&psc=1
Thanks,but as I’m an impatient sod I’ll look for one locally today.
Will I need a puller to get the hub/wheel bearing off and can I reuse it after?After all the bearing is ok and it’s really just a vanity project so I can clean and repaint everything and repair the disc backing plates.
Oil smell in car occasionally
Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2022 9:56 am
by B21
Robster68 wrote: ↑Sat Nov 19, 2022 8:52 am
Thanks,but as I’m an impatient sod I’ll look for one locally today.
Will I need a puller to get the hub/wheel bearing off and can I reuse it after?After all the bearing is ok and it’s really just a vanity project so I can clean and repaint everything and repair the disc backing plates.
Pass…not a SME on E85s…not been there on E89s either..always good to have a collection of pullers
Oil smell in car occasionally
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2022 4:57 pm
by Robster68
Waiting for 46mm socket to arrive in post,took drastic action.
Oil smell in car occasionally
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2022 7:31 pm
by B21
Oil smell in car occasionally
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2022 9:05 pm
by Robster68
Wheel bearing came off easily,didn’t need to used recently purchased pullers,the same with inner race,I’m cleaning and painting stub axle now,looking to fit new 325mm backing plate before reassembly,I may need to wait for plate to be delivered after ordering tomorrow.
