[Steering & Suspension] Rear Suspension Rebuilders?

[smutts]

Finally, after the last three years of denial,
my rear beam has had it.


So who do you recommend for exchange rebuilt axles?

AB Axles of Chard are no more.
Are IM Axles any good? £265 + courier charges.

Any helpful suggestions gratefully received.

[jtr rhyl]

Finally, after the last three years of denial,
my rear beam has had it.


So who do you recommend for exchange rebuilt axles?

AB Axles of Chard are no more.
Are IM Axles any good? £265 + courier charges.

Any helpful suggestions gratefully received.

Following this as may have to have it done, maybe a upgrade as Mobility chair goes in to my 2013 Multispace, when its lifting in, the suspension must drop 4 inch.

[geoff]

Don’t the 2013 models have a different rear suspension to the M59 ??? Maybe wrong of course !

[Kieron G]

I recommend I M axles. I fitted 2 of theirs in other types of car and friend just fitted one in his M49. All good experiences.
I think I'll be doing this job soon.
There are 2 bolts which thread up into captive nuts inside floor section, these can easily break away inside which involves cutting a hole in floor to access them ( happened to friend).
My plan is to somehow soak these with freeing oil weeks before I attempt the job.

[Romahomepete]

Don’t the 2013 models have a different rear suspension to the M59 ??? Maybe wrong of course !

Yes, the B9 has gone back to coil springs, you can still fit spring assisters though.  MAD springs and Grayston Engineering are 2 companies that manufacture spring assisters  (additional coil springs not the donut things that caravanners use)

Peter

[smutts]

Thank you for the input, gone for the IM axle route.
Now trying to work out where to drill a couple of oiling holes in the floor for the captive nuts.
Had one break it's welds in a VW Golf subframe, a right sod to sort out.
New square rubbers ordered, so won't be the end of the world if the present ones get oil on them.
Wish me luck for the weekend.

[smutts]

A heads up for anyone doing this.

That axle torsion bar subframe assembly is bloody heavy.

I'm a tenor, now temporarily a contralto.

Just had a good row with the missus about leaving the delivered one on the lawn till the weekend.

I should have said "You just put it where you like, love!"

Just reading the courier label, it says 51kg, is that all? I'm getting old.