106 Replacement rear axle

Dannyboy · Post by **Dannyboy** » 29 Sep 2011, 01:27

I`ve replaced the rear axle on my son`s 1996 106 950 cc 3 stud. Got one from a scrappy........believe it came from a 99 saxo ( lable on it ) not a big job to fit. The "new" axle had new brakes fitted which was a bonus.
60 Pounds and approx 5 hrs work.......The car is worth little but in good shape...this was a good solution. , drop the exhaust, undo the 4 bolts ( 2 under rear seat and 2 in boot , all under plastic plugs, undo brake pipes and manouver out / in on a trolley jack.....2 man job. Soak the bolts/ brake pipes in WD40 first. use care not to damage the fuel tank.
best of luck............Dannyboy

spider · Post by **spider** » 29 Sep 2011, 10:06

Ah yes reasonably straightforward if its a straight swap, just the brake pipes / cables etc really, plus inspecting the brakes on the replacement axle or swapping them from the existing one, more work if they are a different make as you'd need to swap backplates too.