Rear o/s upright required for Sierra SDV

[Vince]

Looking for a rear o/s upright hub/bearing carrier for a SEIW. Or a supplier of such part. Ford Sierra 87 driveshaft with disk break. Like the one in the photo but RH. Managed to break one!!

many thanks

 

[1960dave]

I think there is 2 for sale on the for sale page. If you cannot find them pm me I will give you the sellers number

 

 

 

 

[Vince]

Thanks Dave.

if you could please give me the details I would appreciate it. I will browse the parts for sale to see if I can find them.

many thanks 👍

[Steve20]

Unfortunately the Sierra SDV upright design was not the best, top mount is only 2/3rds as wide as a standard SEI W one, couple this to the fact that the unsprung weight on the SDV by virtue of retaining the original hub is significantly higher means that there is inherent weakness in the design. 
 

For my sins I broke 2, learnt my lesson and now have standard Golf SEI W uprights and Siltech wishbones, not a cheap conversion but well worth it if your budget goes this far. 
 

Good luck with your search!

Edited March 9, 2023 by Steve20
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[Vince]

Hi, would you need to change the whole hub assembly (brakes, etc) or just the wish bones & upright?

 Thanks for the thorough 👍👍

[Kingster]

36 minutes ago, Vince said:

Hi, would you need to change the whole hub assembly (brakes, etc) or just the wish bones & upright?

 Thanks for the thorough 👍👍

Depends on your diff to some extent. 

 

If you have push in shafts you need to find some rare push in disc uprights. Then get your current shafts shortened. You will need the whole upright, hub, disc caliper combo, but wishbones are the same. 
 

If you can’t find push in uprights, then you need to have a lobro (bolt on) diff to match the more common uprights, complete with new shafts, hubs, discs, calipers. 
 

Then you need new wheels and arches to suit the narrower track. 
 

Chuffin expensive (ask me how I know)
 

It makes the car handle better though 😁

[Vince]

Think I will get it welded for now, until I get the spare funds to swap over.

 Thanks again for the info and advice 👍👍

[Kingster]

2 hours ago, Vince said:

get it welded

Interested to know how that goes - what’s the damage like?

[Steve20]

Some pictures would be good, is it the top mount that has fractured?

[Vince]

 

On 11/03/2023 at 22:40, Steve20 said:

Some pictures would be good, is it the top mount that has fractured?

Hi 

it was the top mount broken.

I have now had it repaired.

it was rebuilt & machined. 
hopefully the pictures will show the step

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO]

Looks to be a great repair. It may help others if you indicate who did this for you and a guide price?

[Vince]

Unfortunately. I took it to a small engineering firm I do maintenance work for. It cost me 6 pts of beer.😝

but apparently any good Tig welder could do this. 
the rest was shaping on a linishing belt.

It was work they wouldn’t normally do but it was a favour for a friend in need.

 

[BIZZY]

I have a pair for sale… message me on 07980225921 if you are interested

[Vince]

On 22/03/2023 at 20:58, BIZZY said:

I have a pair for sale… message me on 07980225921 if you are interested

I must say, a big thank you to siltech racing and “Bizzy”. 
I now have a few spare parts for the next time I have a glance with my friend the kerb.😝

both have been a great help.

 Thanks!