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bustersbus

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Front axle removal and swap

Here's how ah did it;):D

First ah loosened the wheels..

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then jacked the bus up using two jacks and supportin' the front with some blocks and a piece of wood to rest the front of the chassis on and used axle stands to support the axle...

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removed the wheels...

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next ah undid the two bolts on the top swivel pin to remove the bracket for the brake pipe, undid the calliper and tied it up out of the way...

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removed this as well...

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then the prop shaft...

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then it was a case of undoin' the back of the radius arms ( forgot to do pics on the bus, but here's a couple from the other one)...

Axleout001.jpg


removing the front rods and tying them up out of the way...

Axleout002.jpg


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then removin' the radius arms (back tae the bus again)....

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undid the rods and tied them up out of the way (except the back one which ah just put tae one side)....

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Last thing to undo was the shocker bottom nut...

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Once that is off, it a case of having another person to help steady the axle and work the other jack for lowering it onto a trolley (or cut down shoppin' trolley - slobs idea;) )

Once onto the trolley, just pull it out..

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not very pretty!!....

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As this one was going back into me other bus, we (me neighbour and I) decided to have a trial run of fittin' it just incase there was any problems. turns out it wasn't that bad to do....

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Here's a few pics of the one ah prepared earlier...

Axleout009.jpg


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Before ye go to fit the axle, it might be a good idea to put the springs on before ye jack it back up....

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After that, it's pretty much a reversal of takin' it off. ye may want to check yer manual(s) for torque settings though just to make sure everything is dun up nice and tight.

Job dun..

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;) :D :D
 
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