Fitting new front shock rubbers

[minimike]

Is it straight forward?

Mike.  s:D s:D

[tomaky]

Now see i might be interested in this mine appear to make a noise when turning especially say when going out the drive, ive started to treat them daily to try solve the issue.

[redarrow]

It easy just done all mine 1 half hours work.

I changed all my shocks and brake hoses.

All you need is a jack one stand good set of
Sockets and rachet and a spring compressor.

Undo wheel bolts
Take strut cover off loosen bolt in the middle of strut.
Jack car up.
Put stand under car
Take wheel off
Put jack under the disc
Undo the brake hose bracket
Undo the abs bracket
Undo the strat bolts
Undo the top of the strut bolts and brace.
Lower the jack so the strut can be pulled out
Use the spring compressor to compress the spring
Take the topmount of by now undoing the middle bolt
Take the plate of , slip the spring out, replace rubbers

Do all four wheels.

Warnings and advice

You must undo the topmount middle bolt
While the strut is fully on the car or it a bigger
Job then anythink imaginable.

You must use a trolly jack, as you need to adjust
The height  frequently to position the holes to get
The big bolts back in the strut.

There a brace that sit on top of the mount
You must replace it.

When you take the spring off your notice
The spring goes in a specail slot It must sit in it correct postion

When the stut is out hold the topmount and
Turn it if you can here any noises you need
A new topmount.

While your there and the damper out you
Can inspect it, if there any oil on the
Damper in the middle then you got damper
Leak change it.

If the damper looks ok, do a damper test
You push the  damper down and the damper
Should slowly uncompress upwards.


Easy pessy and good fun.

Regards john