Project Hunk of Junk - Phaeton rear

[Dave Price]

Spent the morning of my day off sorting the garage. When I had got the hundreds of eBay parts and boxes out of thw ay I had a good look at the rear of the Phaeton. It has always looked a little lower on one side than the other (lower on the drivers side rear). Checked various dimensions under the chassis, axles, bodywork. The final conclusion is that the rear tub is loose and sitting lower on the drivers side rear corner. You can easily see this as the overrider hangs down a lot lower below the spring on that side. It is about 20mm lower. If you shake the tub(boot) it is firm on the passenger side but loose on the drivers side. How is the rear of the tub fastened to the chassis? I have now got the engine lifted on to board with castors so I can move it. It was interesting trying lift an engine and gearbox with a trolley jack and bricks, so I could get it on too the dolly.