Well I guess I will have another go tomorrow and hopefully get it out

I can't see that helping much, as when I jack up the rear corners under the inner wing area the whole car goes up not just the body :confused: and the floor is only connected via rivets anyway. The x-member seems to be stuck below the goalposts, and above the centre section of the chassis with...

How the feck do I get the bloody thing out, its not welded anwhere, nor riveted, but is still a tight fit into the space where it goes, how on earth do i get it out, and then get the new one back in???????

okey dokey, thanks for that, time to get BRUTAL :5bsmash:

OK so I have removed both wings, drilled out all the spotwelds, cut the chassis mounting bolts, seperated the floor, and disconnected all wiring. How do I now remove the old x-member? do I need to raise the inner floor sections to take the weight off the x-member, or have I missed something????

sorry, :o yes it was all taken on board, and greatly received, as was all other advice. I will keep you informed as to how it goes ;)

Thanks for that, it made interesting viewing,;) I will defo take your advice regards waterproofing.

No, of course not, i was not bought up that way :censored:

on a 1989 classic. has anyone done this job before, if so any suggestions how i go about removing what remains of my rear x-member, and which parts of the goalposts do i leave in place :confused:

managed to get it off......with a big hammer and chisel, plus a few bruised fingers :o

Thanks for the advice/suggestions, but its on my 89 vogue, I need the bumper off to be able to remove/replace the rear x-member

I need to remove the rear bumper from my classic but have found that the 2 mounting bolts are rounded off, and very rusty, can anyone suggest a way of removing it :confused:, as I am not able to get an angle grinder into the small gap to cut them off :(

i have a set of silver painted alloy wheels from a classic range rover up for grabs if anyone wants them.:) PM me if so and I will let you have an address, I am in Weston-S-Mare.;)

I have got both done using Heritage/Chaucer, both on F/C agreed value, and limited mileage. :D Happy chappy now.

I need to insure my 2 rangies, one is a modified 1972 2 door, and tuther is a 1989 4 door vogue se does anyone know a company that will do both cheaply, but not Adrian Flux, as I had a previous problem with them

Thanks Dogsbody(Dougie) for your time and for finding the problem, all I have to do now is fix it:5bsmash:

I have checked the opposite side, and it appears that the o/s/f private lock control rods, and linkages are worn, so allowing excess movement and not opening/closing the lock. I guess a replacement is in order, just need to find all the necessary bits. Any sneaky recommendations ???

Yes, but it made no difference. I have removed the door panel, and can see all the mechanism, and can see that the private lock control rod(No.6 in the pic) does not seem to do anything to the lock itself, but I cannot see this clearly as the window channel is in the way. Any other idea's??

Yep, still got it, hopefully back this afo after some much needed TLC :D