Saxo rear trailing arm removal - Saxperience

Jonathancilia · 9th December 2019, 19:49

Hi, today i tried to remove the rear trailing arm on my saxo on the right hand side. I removed all the bolts and brake plate etc. But when i came to hammer the arm off, it doesnt wanna budge. Do ihave to remove both trailing arms together, or im doing something wrong? Sent from my SM-T560 using Tapatalk

welshpug · 10th December 2019, 13:24

you need to remove the ARB, wind a 12x1.5 threaded bolt into the right hand end of the bar to remove the end plate.

once that is done you can remove the trailing arm, however if they have never been off they can be seriously rusted in place, a 20+ ton press and heat will help significantly.

Jonathancilia · 10th December 2019, 16:15

So i have to first wind a bolt in the ARB on the passenger side trailing arm, to remove the driver side one, because on the driver side there is no hole where to wind a bolt into the ARB Sent from my SM-T560 using Tapatalk

welshpug · 10th December 2019, 18:09

are you LHD or RHD?

Jonathancilia · 10th December 2019, 20:01

Right hand drive Sent from my SM-T560 using Tapatalk

Furioman · 10th December 2019, 20:52

only one side of the arb has a removable plate, once the plate is off you just slide it out the other side.

Jonathancilia · 10th December 2019, 20:55

Oh ok so if i want to change the bearings in the driver side. I have to remove the passenger side arb first? Because the driverside havent got a removable plate. And do i need the car supported in jackstands on 2 sides when i change the driver side one? Because you need to remove the ARB copletely off i think no? And it will effect ride height Sent from my SM-T560 using Tapatalk

Furioman · 10th December 2019, 21:48

The torsion bars set the ride height they are the small bars on either side of the axle, the arb there is only one and its inside the axle (dont think the lower saxo models have a rear arb). you have undone the torsion bar bolts and removed the eccentric washers?

Last thing if your bearings are gone the axle beam shaft is likely fucked, replacing the bearing wont last long

Jonathancilia · 10th December 2019, 22:32

The tyres are only slightly leaning inward, i want to replace the bearings so i will catch it early because of the issue of the shaft being crap. Im doing it as a preventative maintenance. So if i remove the ARB, it wont affect the ride height right? Sent from my SM-T560 using Tapatalk

Jonathancilia · 10th December 2019, 22:35

I only removed the eccentric washer on the side i was trying to remove the trailing arm, the driver side. But since i didnt put a bolt in the torsion bar on the passenger side j couldn5 remove the bar on the driver side. Sent from my SM-T560 using Tapatalk

Furioman · 10th December 2019, 23:30

once you remove the arb plate on the other side you should be able to just knock off the trailing arm, it will take some persuasion to get it to move

Jonathancilia · 10th December 2019, 23:33

Ok good i will try next time then, so i need a m12x1.5 bolt to wind into the arb llate right? Sent from my SM-T560 using Tapatalk

welshpug · 11th December 2019, 10:13

yes.

funny this as every arb i have come across has threads both sides

Jonathancilia · 11th December 2019, 10:21

Yeah its funny to me too. I was surprised when i saw this too. I uploaded a picture of the driver side one. Its blank where there is supposed to be a threaded hole.

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Jonathancilia · 11th December 2019, 11:52

Correct me if im wrong, but i saw the trailing arm threaded hole, and i think its smaller than 12x1.5, isnt the wheel bolt 12x1.25? I tried to compare the wheel bolt to that, the trailing arm hole is smaller Sent from my SM-T560 using Tapatalk

Jonathancilia · 11th December 2019, 11:59

Oops i was wrong it is the same size but the thread pitch is different. Haha i think sleep is taking over

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Jonathancilia · 11th December 2019, 21:35

I have an issue with the wjndscreen washers too. Recently replaced the clear pipes and pump because they were leaking and had an issue that when you press for front washers, the rears wash instead. Now i still have that issue tho even after replacing most of the piping, and replaced the pump because it went dead. Could it be that the wiper stalk is faulty? Also when i press for front washers it takes like 5 seconds of hearing the pump pushing water for actually getting water at the windscreen Sent from my SM-T560 using Tapatalk

Jonathancilia · 17th December 2019, 21:10

I replaced both axle bearing today of both sides, one side the shaft was perfect, the other one has a slight step in it. I replaced them now we will see. Sent from my SM-T560 using Tapatalk