Rear axle moving!

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RRC 1991 V8 auto.

Hello all,

We have had this motor for 2.5 years and it is in generally very good condition. It is standard, and not modified at all.

I got a message from my wife who was going out in it today to say, as she left home, she could hear a "grinding noise" and returned home.

I get home and have a look around. I cannot see anything so take it for a drive. As I turn out of our gateway (sharp right), I hear the noise and look at the rear (offside) wheel and see it has moved forward and is catching on the rear of the sill under the rear door :eek:

As I reverse very slowly, the wheel moves back and this time to a point beyond where it should be.

I have a look underneath, and I see this (see attachment). It looks like my offside front suspension link bracket (is that the right name?) has rotted though.

This is a bit of a shock as it only passed its MOT last month, with no advisories on the body (I did have one on the rear shocks: connected?)

My questions are: is this a big job to get this fixed? Should the MOT centre have picked up on this during the test?

Also, is the rear axle at risk of "coming off"?!? We like at the end of a 0.5 mile dirt track and I doubt very much a breakdown recovery vehicle could get down here. Could I drive this very carefully for 0.5 mile to the top of the track?

My wife loves this car and normally it is very good and reliable.

Thanks!
 

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You can buy weld on replacement brackets, i would avoid driving it at all like that but if you must then try to secure it to the rod somehow, maybe with big ratchet strap or such like and limp it down the half mile as slow as possible.
 
big si said:
You can buy weld on replacement brackets, i would avoid driving it at all like that but if you must then try to secure it to the rod somehow, maybe with big ratchet strap or such like and limp it down the half mile as slow as possible.
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as above strap it up well and go slowly. prob easyer to get welder to car if you know any mobile welders:D
 
if you put your location in you may find someone willing to weld new brackets on for you aswell. i'd be inclined to check the rear prop uj's aswell once its repaired as it might have pulled on the yokes or spiders .
 
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This very same thing happened to me on a trip to the peak district. Put two ratchet straps on, one pulling forward the other backwards. Drove or should I say crabbed 3 miles to a farm where the farmer lent me his welder, stuck it back on and continued on with the trip including stanage edge and the roych :eek:

Better to just replace the whole axle ;)
 
Have done a few of these pretty straight forward welding job. But you need to strap it to drive it anywhere. Get the other side looked at as well.
 
Thanks for the replies.

I'm in Fife, Scotland.

I'm working nights this weekend, so I will look at it on Monday.

Thanks again.
 
Got it strapped up, and drove it to the end of the track. Got it recovered to a garage who welded it up for £140 and returned it back to me.

Sorted.

Thanks for the help :)
 

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