Rear Suspension Hub

[ca700470]

Just been servicing the car and noticed a crack in the rear n/s hub, the one that carries the bottom wishbone.

Anyone had this issue?

I'm planning on stripping the hub off next week and getting it welded, don't fancy leaving it to fail with 400bhp being pushed through it!

Thanks

Mark

[2.5bluenob]

i think i had my front one replaced and it wasn't cheap.

[TuxMan]

Oooo that's not nice , Jetstream will probably have a sensible priced replacement .

I machined mine and fitted a steel sleave to go all the way through , also fitted a rose joint to get rid of the ball joint .

Tux

[TuxMan]

Oooo that's not nice , Jetstream will probably have a sensible priced replacement .

I machined mine and fitted a steel sleave to go all the way through , also fitted a rose joint to get rid of the ball joint .




Tux

[TIGERSIX]

TuxMan said:

Oooo that's not nice , Jetstream will probably have a sensible priced replacement .

I machined mine and fitted a steel sleave to go all the way through , also fitted a rose joint to get rid of the ball joint .




Tux

Its not Green or CF dipped my god this therapy works well ,nice rose joint conversion Mr T ,went past Market Deeping Sat ,you seem
to have rather alot of water in your area dear boy, you want to bottle that and sell it on the A1/A47 .

[TuxMan]

Thanks Ian , it means i can widen the stance at the rear to create more camber rather than squash to top in and stress the wheel bearings with the driveshaft . water we have a plenty its sunshine we are short off !!!! still taking tablets for carbon obsession

[TIGERSIX]

TuxMan said:

Thanks Ian , it means i can widen the stance at the rear to create more camber rather than squash to top in and stress the wheel bearings with the driveshaft . water we have a plenty its sunshine we are short off !!!! still taking tablets for carbon obsession

Ahh well long as its cold it keeps people light fires and you in demand.

[andygtt]

ca700470 said:

Just been servicing the car and noticed a crack in the rear n/s hub, the one that carries the bottom wishbone.

Anyone had this issue?

I'm planning on stripping the hub off next week and getting it welded, don't fancy leaving it to fail with 400bhp being pushed through it!

Thanks

Mark

yes, but mine was much worse than that... on close inspection mine was machined too small (something like 1mm) and the just bolted up at the factory until it cracked, over the years it had actually developed another hairline crack at the side and was just going to fall off.
Clearly mine wasnt an isolated case.
I had the upright welded up and remachined... new one was something like 1k plus vat... I now have 2 second hand spares just in case.

[simonx50]

I have a spare n/s front upright if anyone interested, needs a bit of work as bearing doesn't fit as tight as it should

[Chapppers]

andygtt said:

yes, but mine was much worse than that... on close inspection mine was machined too small (something like 1mm) and the just bolted up at the factory until it cracked, over the years it had actually developed another hairline crack at the side and was just going to fall off.
Clearly mine wasnt an isolated case.
I had the upright welded up and remachined... new one was something like 1k plus vat... I now have 2 second hand spares just in case.

My fronts were put together before they had steel sleeves fitted (later cars?) so I had mine welded+strengthened, remachined and sleeved.

[simonx50]

Chapppers said:

My fronts were put together before they had steel sleeves fitted (later cars?) so I had mine welded+strengthened, remachined and sleeved.

Any idea of costs for that and where to get it done?

[Chapppers]

simonx50 said:

Chapppers said:

My fronts were put together before they had steel sleeves fitted (later cars?) so I had mine welded+strengthened, remachined and sleeved.

Any idea of costs for that and where to get it done?

First one cost £550 (drive in, drive out), second cost £50 just to have it remachined and sleeved, but I delivered the hub to them.

It was a local motorsport company to me in Warwickshire.

[simonx50]

Have you got their contact details it might be worth doing as I know they are about 1k to buy new.