cornishrob
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| posted on 11/3/06 at 06:44 PM |
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granada front hubs and uprights
removed the uprights from my granada donor car and began cleaning them up.
But, i want to take them apart and do things properly, and not having a haynes manual at the moment nor the spare cash to buy one im stuck.
there appears to be a cap on the back of them which i cant turn in either direction or get anything underneath to get any leaverage on it. Am i even
in the right place or is there something simplistic im missing
Regards
Rob
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omega0684
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| posted on 11/3/06 at 07:06 PM |
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the cap comes off to reveal the hub nut, which is extremely tight, people recommend that you undo the hub nut whilst the upright is still on the car,
but i did it with a big vice, lots of heat, a 41mm socket and a 4 ft lever. if you are going to take the hub nut off then you might as well give the
bearings a good checking over and see if they need replacing, and you will need new hub nuts as the heating will melt the seals
hope this helps
ATB, ALex
p.s im doing the same with my sierra uprights at the moment
[Edited on 11/3/06 by omega0684]
[Edited on 11/3/06 by omega0684]
I love Pinto's, even if i did get mine from P&O!
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omega0684
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| posted on 11/3/06 at 07:09 PM |
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use a thin screw driver and a hammer to scrape away rust and then easy the cover off with tapping all around, once its come up a few mm, pierce the
side and level it off
I love Pinto's, even if i did get mine from P&O!
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cornishrob
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| posted on 12/3/06 at 10:07 AM |
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riteo.
thats my day sorted now then
cheers guys
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britishtrident
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| posted on 12/3/06 at 10:30 AM |
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Do you mean Granada or Granada Scorpio ? as the they are quite different one is Cortina based the other Sierra.
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cornishrob
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| posted on 12/3/06 at 01:54 PM |
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its a 1993 granada estata 2.0 ghia
not remotely scorpio
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britishtrident
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| posted on 12/3/06 at 02:13 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by cornishrob
its a 1993 granada estata 2.0 ghia
not remotely scorpio
Granadas stopped in 1985
Post 85 is is Granda-Scorpio
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cornishrob
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| posted on 12/3/06 at 03:13 PM |
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ah i see.
i never knew that.
I was on the udnerstanding scorpio was the name used for the late 90s bubble headlight shape.
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JoelP
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| posted on 12/3/06 at 03:21 PM |
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scorpio was originally the top trim level for grandas, above ghia. 
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Syd Bridge
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| posted on 12/3/06 at 03:44 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by JoelP
scorpio was originally the top trim level for grandas, above ghia.
Spot on Joel. The Granada was never Cortina based, although from 30' away the front uprights/hubs may have looked similar. The Granny stuff is
bigger in every direction, and about twice the weight.
The Granny's with McPherson struts used the same front upright as 4x4 Sierras(or vice versa, if you understand. ) They've got a bigger
spigot, are taller, and utilise a different lower balljoint attachment method to the Sierra standard.
I've still got a set of Mk1/II Granny uprights complete if anyone wants some. Also a pair of later Scorpio type.
Syd.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 12/3/06 at 04:00 PM |
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Once again get you facts right -
Cortina and Granadas used the same floor pan, the Granada floor plan was chopped and flanged to produce the Cortina floor plan.
The Sierra was like wise built on a chopped
Grandada-Scorpio pressing.
Without doing this the tooling cost for a low end big car could never be recovered.
This was quite common practice in the motor industry, Chrysler did the same on Avenger floor pan to produce the Sunbeam hatchback.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 12/3/06 at 04:07 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by JoelP
scorpio was originally the top trim level for grandas, above ghia.
Ford had a habit of introducing a new model name by prefixing the name of the model it replaced then dropping the prefix --- hence the Cortina was
originally launched the "Consol-Cortina" and the failed Classic model as the Consol-Classic and Consol-Capri.
At the launch of the Granada-Scorpio Ford were quite frank that the Granada prefix was only to introduce the model to the UK and some other markets
and would be phased
[Edited on 12/3/06 by britishtrident]
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Syd Bridge
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| posted on 12/3/06 at 07:30 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by britishtrident
Once again get you facts right -
The Sierra was like wise built on a chopped
Grandada-Scorpio pressing.
???? Soooo, the Scorpio-Granada bodyshape existed BEFORE the Sierra and mk2 Granada???? Learn something new every day!!! Not.  Sierra
started design in late 70's, on sale 82. Scorpio shape change from Mk2 Granny in 85.
People who have seen any of the relevant vehicles side by side will know the truth and reality.
Next you'll be telling us that the Focus is a cut down Mondeo, and in many respects it's true. But cut and shut floorpans are best left
for the ringers.
The successive cars may, and do, have a progressing family similarity, but that is where it stops.
Syd.
And, after all this silliness,...I've still got the uprights, if anyone wants them.
[Edited on 12/3/06 by Syd Bridge]
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