Body removal from a 733 sedan?

Posted by Thomas Wilcox On 2009/1/16 11:14:16

Dear All,

Just when I think I'm almost done removing stuff from my car, I run into a hiccup. This one could be big. I apologize for the length of this post, but it is not easy to describe my problem.

I am trying to remove the brake assembly shafts from the car. The Bijur system may have failed here as well, and so I need to remove it for inspection and cleaning. At least I think I do.

My brother and I have removed the front shaft (pictures of the system can be found in the parts book here on page 7) without problem.

However, there does not appear to be anyway to remove the rear shaft without removing the body. The shaft is wider than the width separating the frame rails, protruding from both sides where arms mount for connection to the rear brakes. We can push the shaft far enough towards to passenger side so the other end will clear the rails horizontally, but we cannot get enough of an angle vertically to clear the rail. The other end hits the body. I have attached a photo and a drawing to show you what I mean.

I think it is necessary for me to either remove the body, or tip it up on the passengers side about 2", to remove the shaft.

My questions:

1) Am I missing something? Is there some trick to removing this shaft.

2) If no, then should I try to just tip the body up on one side, or should I remove it entirely? Removing it entirely will certainly make putting the chassis back together much easier.

3) Any advice on how to accomplish either task, tipping or removal? What should I watch, what is of critical importance, and how would you do this in a two car garage with 8 foot ceilings?

Any and all help will be duly noted and very very much appreciated!

Cheers,

Tom

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