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Author Topic: Rear Shocks - Top Bolt  (Read 1499 times)

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albitz

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Re: Rear Shocks - Top Bolt
« Reply #15 on: 04 September 2011, 12:10:56 »
I presume you mean to cut the nut off the top ?
I may have to, but Im ot that keen on all those sparks flying around the LPG tank. A hell of a way to find out you have a leak. :o ;D
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Re: Rear Shocks - Top Bolt
« Reply #16 on: 04 September 2011, 20:11:09 »
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I presume you mean to cut the nut off the top ?
I may have to, but Im ot that keen on all those sparks flying around the LPG tank. A hell of a way to find out you have a leak. :o ;D
Hacksaw then ;D
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Re: Rear Shocks - Top Bolt
« Reply #17 on: 04 September 2011, 20:34:28 »
???? just put the big windy gun in there on full power and it whizzes them off without having to hold the top of the strut!!! easy!! :y
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« Reply #18 on: 04 September 2011, 20:49:20 »
I dont have a windy gun though. ;)
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« Reply #19 on: 04 September 2011, 20:50:25 »
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I presume you mean to cut the nut off the top ?
I may have to, but Im ot that keen on all those sparks flying around the LPG tank. A hell of a way to find out you have a leak. :o ;D
Hacksaw then ;D

Do they still make them ? Havent seen one for years.Thought they were obselete now. :D ;D
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Re: Rear Shocks - Top Bolt
« Reply #20 on: 05 September 2011, 15:05:55 »
Well the shocks were changed last week, last ones were totally errr "used"

Thanks to the local fat man they were removed, a flat spot was made on the shock itself (first removing plastic gater) only tool to hand was a Dremel, did it ok though, big grips on the shock itself on the flat spot, while releasing the top nut. (which is 6mm)

Access was limited thanks to an LPG tank being in the way, really need to invest in a decent set of ratchet spanners!

Thanks to TB for giving up his time to get those sorted.

I managed to do the springs on my own!  :o
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Re: Rear Shocks - Top Bolt
« Reply #21 on: 05 September 2011, 21:03:14 »
Finished doing mine today.Large damp cloth sheet wrapped around the LPG bits to prevent stray sparks from blowing up me/the car/the village, ;D.......angle grinder used to cut the top nut off the shock.
Now got a new steering idler fitted,a pair of rear springs which both have the same number of coils and a pair of Bilstein B4,s on the rear.The car feels a hell of a lot better. I still think the front is slightly vague, but if its anything serious the MOT man will pick up on it tomorrow morning. :)
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