xychix Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 I've seem to have some play in between the rear leafpack and the axle, in that space lives a bracket protecting brakelines which now has play, which in turn is a MOT failure in France. By lifting the car on the leaf, slackening the 4 bolts that are holding the leafs to the axle I see some 'nob' (might be a bolt head) in that space on top of the leafpack (might be the nut holding all leafs together) - is that supposed to be there? - is there a slot in the bottom of the axle that should give space for that 'nob', if so jiggling the axle back and forward should have it 'fall' in place. don't feel like dismantling this all to see what it looks like, hoping someone already knows what this should look like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lo-fi Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 (edited) There's a hole in the spring mount on the axle which the nob in the leaf is supposed to locate in; this arrangement keeps the axle in the correct place, but allows a small amount of rotation as the suspension flexes. It won't appear loose if set up correctly, though. The plate that the brake line mounts to has a similar hole, though I believe larger if memory serves. You'll find that the U bolts have stretched, leaving the play you're seeing. If you've run out of thread to tighten them up correctly, you'll need new U bolts. New bolts aren't expensive and probably a good idea at this point anyway. Hopefully that's all they've pulled you up on and you're back on the road soon Edited July 27, 2019 by lo-fi Spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xychix Posted July 27, 2019 Author Share Posted July 27, 2019 (edited) Thanks lo-fi, It's basically my own learning curve, these are the u-bolts that I placed myself 4 years ago Meaning the 210 km's I drove in those 4 years were with a bad positioned axle. I'll try and get it in the right location and tighten it up, thanks for the insight. they had me do: - New u joints on front propshaft - tightening of a nut in steering stuff - replace 1 flexible brake hose - the u-bults on left rear And there is a pollution challenge as per other thread but I've found a way to get that sorted for my MOT (in france CT) and fix that in the upcoming 5 years. Edited July 27, 2019 by xychix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xychix Posted July 27, 2019 Author Share Posted July 27, 2019 got it sorted, thanks. With this info I knew what to search for! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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