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Mar 14th, 2019, 14:44 | #1 |
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Hi, re' the above,I will be replacing the rear shocks with Bilsteins.I have a set of new rear springs which I would like to fit at the same time. My question is,once I have removed the shocks will the arm drop down far enough for the springs to be removed or is there something else I need to do? Just need to know beforehand so that I can allocate enough time before I start
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Just to explain, there's a lot of movement on the lower arm so you should be able to drop it far enough to pop the spring out easily. I had Nivos on mine with the extra long (but seriously soft!) springs and even they virtually fell out - in fact one of them did! The new springs, being "normal", shorter and stiffer just dropped in and i had to lift the lower arm just to get the ends to meet.
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Mar 19th, 2019, 12:42 | #3 |
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Hi, you didn't mention that the springs are held in at the top by a rubber mount,cup and bolt. Will I need to remove the trim over the rear luggage space to get to it? Bummer because the trim is held in place with something like Bostic. I may as well replace the rubber whilst I am at it if I can find replacements.
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Mine just dropped out, nothing to hold them in at the top at all - maybe they changed it for the 9xx series?
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Mar 19th, 2019, 15:05 | #5 |
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You can make out what I mean from attached pic'
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Undo the bolt from inside the coil. 14mm head IIRC
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No you should not need access to the top, just undo it from below. Clean and WD40 the threads as much as possible.
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I tried undoing the nut but it seems frozen to the stud. I need to know whether of not the stud screws into a captive nut or if i unscrew the nut/stud all the way a loose nut will fall off at the inside. Yes I did manage to unscrew the stud /nut assembly but stopped until I could discover what it screws into.Don't like to just dive in blind.
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Captive nut inside the chassis rail
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Mar 19th, 2019, 19:36 | #10 |
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Thanks, that's what I needed to know. Never dive into the water until you know how deep it is.
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