Rear Suspension Overhaul & Upgrade! Opel Manta A [EP. 7]

Welcome back to the Opel Manta A suspension project! In this long-awaited episode, I finish freshening up and reassembling the rear suspension & drivetrain components. This required a lot of cleanup, as well as some minor modifications. New springs and shocks and bushings all around should make for a much better ride!

If you missed the disassembly of the rear end, you can see that episode here: Rear Axle Removal & Undercarriage Det...
And the torque tube rebuild here: Rebuilding the Opel Torque Tube! – Ma...

CHAPTERS:
0:00 - Intro
1:02 - Rear Axle Cleanup
4:58 - Pinion Seal Replacement
6:03 - Rear Sway Bar Bushings
9:15 - Panhard Bar Stud
9:51 - Trailing Arm Bushings
10:44 - Attaching the Axle to the Car!
11:58 - Installing Springs, Shocks, & Panhard Bar
15:20 - Sway Bar to Car Attachment
16:56 - Torque Tube Installation
20:55 - Driveshaft
22:16 - Brake Lines & Parking Brake Cable
24:16 - Filling Differential Fluid
24:46 - Rain?
25:22 - Bleeding Brakes
25:52 - Exhaust Debacle
27:43 - Setting the Car on the Ground & Outro

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