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Title: Changing rear springs question
Post by: tigers_gonads on 06 August 2012, 12:51:27
Half way threw the job.

Bottom shocker bolts are out but I can't seen to get them to seperate   >:(

Is it just a case of beating the cr*p out of them to get them to part or is there a simple way ?


Title: Re: Changing rear springs question
Post by: RobG on 06 August 2012, 12:54:35
Half way threw the job.

Bottom shocker bolts are out but I can't seen to get them to seperate   >:(

Is it just a case of beating the cr*p out of them to get them to part or is there a simple way ?
Something like that ;D
Title: Re: Changing rear springs question
Post by: feeutfo on 06 August 2012, 13:07:30
They are a sort of press fit. So brute force needed. I usually put the bolt back in only as deep as the end of the shock spacer and use that as leverage by hand or tap firmly but GENTLY with a hammer to lever the bugger out. :)
Title: Re: Changing rear springs question
Post by: tigers_gonads on 06 August 2012, 13:17:51
Ok, thanks lads   :y

I'll have a play and see what happens but tbh, I may drop them from the top  :-\

My axle stands are crap and I don't want to spent too much time under there  ;)
Title: Re: Changing rear springs question
Post by: tunnie on 06 August 2012, 13:46:32
Half way threw the job.

Bottom shocker bolts are out but I can't seen to get them to seperate   >:(

Is it just a case of beating the cr*p out of them to get them to part or is there a simple way ?
Something like that ;D

Is it an Estate?

Saloon ones tend to just drop out, Estate ones are slightly angled I think and can be a right pig!

I managed to separate the shock from its rubber bush  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Changing rear springs question
Post by: Weds on 06 August 2012, 15:03:10
Half way threw the job.

Bottom shocker bolts are out but I can't seen to get them to seperate   >:(

Is it just a case of beating the cr*p out of them to get them to part or is there a simple way ?
Something like that ;D

Is it an Estate?

Saloon ones tend to just drop out, Estate ones are slightly angled I think and can be a right pig!

I managed to separate the shock from its rubber bush  ;D ;D

When we changed the springs on my estate we (mistakenly in hindsight) pulled the shocks off the rubber bushes because we couldn't separate them from the arms, then we had a pig of a job to get the shocks back over the rubber bushes
Title: Re: Changing rear springs question
Post by: tigers_gonads on 06 August 2012, 17:13:18
Jobs a good un
Makes one hell of a difference  :y

Thanks for the advise lads  :-*