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Hello C3 friends, hoping you can help a C2 brother out given the same chassis set up and the larger group on your side of the forum. I just had my diff rebuilt and decided to replace the crossmember bushings while I had everything out. I'm using the rubber replacements from Van Steel. On attempting to reinstall said crossmember, this is as far as I can get it....
I've tried everything I can think of. At the moment, the rear of the car is being supported by the crossmember, which is sitting on two jack stands. I've got as much weight/pressure on this thing as I can safely apply, and it won't budge. The cups were lubed before attempting to press everything together.
Any thoughts/advice/techniques would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
-Greg
Last edited by FLYNAVY30; Oct 4, 2019 at 05:45 PM.
Hello C3 friends, hoping you can help a C2 brother out given the same chassis set up and the larger group on your side of the forum. I just had my diff rebuilt and decided to replace the crossmember bushings while I had everything out. I'm using the rubber replacements from Van Steel. On attempting to reinstall said crossmember, this is as far as I can get it....
I've tried everything I can think of. At the moment, the rear of the car is being supported by the crossmember, which is sitting on two jack stands. I've got as much weight/pressure on this thing as I can safely apply, and it won't budge. The cups were lubed before attempting to press everything together.
Any thoughts/advice/techniques would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
-Greg
I lightly lubed the cups and pulled them on the rest of the way using the retaining bolts.
Rear diff/ crossmember install
