Axle Possibly Cured.

Having obtained some new O-rings I found that the size wasn't quite right & the bearing was reluctant to go into the axle. So I drew up the O-ring & printed a seal in polyurethane. This might work & it might not, there's no relative movement, no real heat & no pressure, so it might well work, time will tell. if not I'll try harder to fit the O-ring.

For the corrosion, I've now cleaned the non-adhering paint & rust off the chassis in both rear wheel arches, also cleared the mud off the inside of the bodywork. There wasn't any bad corrosion, just a bit of surface rust, so it got a coat of CBS "Wunderseal" on the steel work & the inside of the GRP & that was overcoated with stone chip paint, so that should be all sorted. The suspension is all back together & I just have the perennial problem of lining up the holes in the passenger seat with the holes in the floor so I can bolt it down (sigh).

The picture's confusing. I appears to be a view along a vertical parallel member with a floor above & perspective making it look tapered. In face it's a vertical triangular panel & what appears to be the floor above is the back face of the door aperture. But the main thin is - it's all nicely black & corrosion free.

I have also taken the opportunity to scrape / claw / dissolve the residue of the black foam pads out of the passenger seat. I couldn't be seen, it was all under the cushion, but I knew it was there.