Rear Axle Restore & Refit - Triumph TR7 Restoration Part 12

Carrying on at the back end, this episode's all about cleaning up, restoring and installing the back axle on the TR7.

The axle I have is a 5 speed axle; this is an upgrade to the earlier 4 speed axle the car used to have. As I'm swapping the box to a 5 speed gearbox, I needed a new axle as well. I got this one used a few years ago.

The axle casing got cleaned up and painted, while the shafts got new bearings and seals fitted. I repaired the rusty diff cover as it had rusted through in the past, and redid an earlier attempt I made at fixing it.

Then I fitted new (Superpro) bushes to all the rear suspension mounts, and fitted the completed axle back to the car, getting her rear end back down on the ground at last!

*Timestamps*

00:00 Intro
01:00 Stripping the axle
03:58 Stripping, cleaning and repainting the axle
05:18 Stripping the axle shafts
10:00 Repairing the diff cover
15:40 Removing rust and replating hardware
18.05 Fitting new suspension bushes
23:18 Fitting the new bearings
25:10 Refitting the shafts
27:08 Fitting the axle
30:58 Fitting new springs
32:20 Fitting the wheels and lowering the car
34:24 Coming next and outro

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