02.01.2015, 00:04
Day 4 of " The Great Journey " Rear End / Sombrero Removal
Happy New Years to All :woohoo:
Today's Goal was to finish the job of removing the rear end from the car. 2 hours time 1 hour work 1 hour crawl time ...lol
I needed to remove the cross member which requires the removal of the Sombrero Bushings / Nuts the hold cross member to frame. After 48 years of driving in the North East on salted roads and 300,000 miles , you would think all the nuts, bolts and rust would cause a great deal of problems.
Well , not one bolt or nut broke so far. The cross member to my disappointment , did not pop off. The bolts came right out
( I left them in when prying)
The cross member just came off with gentle pressure of the pry bar.
The most difficult part was getting the u-joint nuts off . The rear is locked up and you can not rotate the drive shaft. After dropping the rear down with cross member , I was able to do each nut .
The snuber bracket bushing was difficult because it is hard to put a wrench on the top bolt while you undo the bottom nut.
Tomorrow I will take the rear off the carrier and see what is left of the insides....
The job took 2 hours today 1 hour of work and 1 hour of crawl time on my back. It has taken me about 10-12 hours to get to this stage .
With a lift that time would be about 3-4 hours . Stay tuned for the opening of the rear tomorrow !
What I would like to be able to do later
![[Bild: 1Day4_zps46487705.jpg]](https://i633.photobucket.com/albums/uu57/jackfit87/Restoration%202015/Sombrero%20Removal%20and%20real%20end/1Day4_zps46487705.jpg)
Gentle prying , cross member came right off - bolts came right out
![[Bild: 1Day410_zpsab3ae1d8.jpg]](https://i633.photobucket.com/albums/uu57/jackfit87/Restoration%202015/Sombrero%20Removal%20and%20real%20end/1Day410_zpsab3ae1d8.jpg)
Cross member now free - both sides came off - no problems
![[Bild: 2Day4_zps31d34f86.jpg]](https://i633.photobucket.com/albums/uu57/jackfit87/Restoration%202015/Sombrero%20Removal%20and%20real%20end/2Day4_zps31d34f86.jpg)
Rear supported by jack as work on drive shaft u-joints
![[Bild: 3Day4_zps6ef38e9a.jpg]](https://i633.photobucket.com/albums/uu57/jackfit87/Restoration%202015/Sombrero%20Removal%20and%20real%20end/3Day4_zps6ef38e9a.jpg)
Rear End / Cross member now free of car in dolly
![[Bild: 4Day4_zps4369928b.jpg]](https://i633.photobucket.com/albums/uu57/jackfit87/Restoration%202015/Sombrero%20Removal%20and%20real%20end/4Day4_zps4369928b.jpg)
Sombreros after 48 years !
![[Bild: 7Day4_zpsd64998ff.jpg]](https://i633.photobucket.com/albums/uu57/jackfit87/Restoration%202015/Sombrero%20Removal%20and%20real%20end/7Day4_zpsd64998ff.jpg)
![[Bild: 6Day4_zpsb7b2c9d1.jpg]](https://i633.photobucket.com/albums/uu57/jackfit87/Restoration%202015/Sombrero%20Removal%20and%20real%20end/6Day4_zpsb7b2c9d1.jpg)
Rear End at Rest
![[Bild: 5Day4_zps1433e586.jpg]](https://i633.photobucket.com/albums/uu57/jackfit87/Restoration%202015/Sombrero%20Removal%20and%20real%20end/5Day4_zps1433e586.jpg)
Day 4 Parts Collection
Happy New Years to All :woohoo:
Today's Goal was to finish the job of removing the rear end from the car. 2 hours time 1 hour work 1 hour crawl time ...lol
I needed to remove the cross member which requires the removal of the Sombrero Bushings / Nuts the hold cross member to frame. After 48 years of driving in the North East on salted roads and 300,000 miles , you would think all the nuts, bolts and rust would cause a great deal of problems.
Well , not one bolt or nut broke so far. The cross member to my disappointment , did not pop off. The bolts came right out
( I left them in when prying)
The cross member just came off with gentle pressure of the pry bar.
The most difficult part was getting the u-joint nuts off . The rear is locked up and you can not rotate the drive shaft. After dropping the rear down with cross member , I was able to do each nut .
The snuber bracket bushing was difficult because it is hard to put a wrench on the top bolt while you undo the bottom nut.
Tomorrow I will take the rear off the carrier and see what is left of the insides....
The job took 2 hours today 1 hour of work and 1 hour of crawl time on my back. It has taken me about 10-12 hours to get to this stage .
With a lift that time would be about 3-4 hours . Stay tuned for the opening of the rear tomorrow !
What I would like to be able to do later
![[Bild: 1Day4_zps46487705.jpg]](https://i633.photobucket.com/albums/uu57/jackfit87/Restoration%202015/Sombrero%20Removal%20and%20real%20end/1Day4_zps46487705.jpg)
Gentle prying , cross member came right off - bolts came right out
![[Bild: 1Day410_zpsab3ae1d8.jpg]](https://i633.photobucket.com/albums/uu57/jackfit87/Restoration%202015/Sombrero%20Removal%20and%20real%20end/1Day410_zpsab3ae1d8.jpg)
Cross member now free - both sides came off - no problems
![[Bild: 2Day4_zps31d34f86.jpg]](https://i633.photobucket.com/albums/uu57/jackfit87/Restoration%202015/Sombrero%20Removal%20and%20real%20end/2Day4_zps31d34f86.jpg)
Rear supported by jack as work on drive shaft u-joints
![[Bild: 3Day4_zps6ef38e9a.jpg]](https://i633.photobucket.com/albums/uu57/jackfit87/Restoration%202015/Sombrero%20Removal%20and%20real%20end/3Day4_zps6ef38e9a.jpg)
Rear End / Cross member now free of car in dolly
![[Bild: 4Day4_zps4369928b.jpg]](https://i633.photobucket.com/albums/uu57/jackfit87/Restoration%202015/Sombrero%20Removal%20and%20real%20end/4Day4_zps4369928b.jpg)
Sombreros after 48 years !
![[Bild: 7Day4_zpsd64998ff.jpg]](https://i633.photobucket.com/albums/uu57/jackfit87/Restoration%202015/Sombrero%20Removal%20and%20real%20end/7Day4_zpsd64998ff.jpg)
![[Bild: 6Day4_zpsb7b2c9d1.jpg]](https://i633.photobucket.com/albums/uu57/jackfit87/Restoration%202015/Sombrero%20Removal%20and%20real%20end/6Day4_zpsb7b2c9d1.jpg)
Rear End at Rest
![[Bild: 5Day4_zps1433e586.jpg]](https://i633.photobucket.com/albums/uu57/jackfit87/Restoration%202015/Sombrero%20Removal%20and%20real%20end/5Day4_zps1433e586.jpg)
Day 4 Parts Collection
![[Bild: 8Day4_zps03f34759.jpg]](https://i633.photobucket.com/albums/uu57/jackfit87/Restoration%202015/Sombrero%20Removal%20and%20real%20end/8Day4_zps03f34759.jpg)