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At 130,000 the wishbones on my V70 are starting to float around, so I am going to change those out. However, when doing the shock absorber bounce check, its seems quite soft on the front, so I'm thinking of doing the shock absorbers as well.
I am going to leave the original springs in and the drop links look OK, so I will probably leave those for the time being anyway. My question is: Other than the strut, which parts should I get. On the attached diagram, do I need to just order the parts 6, 7 8 and 9? Also, from experience, should I change the top and bottom isolators, or do these just go back on? This will be the first time I have ever changed a shock absorber on any car, so apologies for what may seem a simple question. thanks |
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At 170k, I just needed shocks but it's one of those jobs where you don't truly know what you need until everything's apart so you can take a chance or do the lot.
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I changed the spring cup seats and top bearing when I did mine (parts 5 & 6) along with drop links & control arms. Wished I'd changed the lower ball joint as well whilst I had it all in bits as it was showing a little bit of play but I'll get around to doing that soon.
I also opted to change the tired looking brake flex hoses as well. As Ches says, you won't know until you have it apart but for the extra cost (spring cup ,6 around £10 for a Febi part and the top bearings, 5 at somewhere between £25 -£35 IIRC for Febi again) I just decided it was best to do them whilst they were out.
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Many thanks for this. Your description has made me realise that the "top bearing" described as the Support Plate in VIDA (no.5 on the diagram) is something I definitely need. I'll also have a good look at the state of the bottom ball joints. thankyou |
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my top mount rubbers were completely shot when my wishbones needed doing, so I bit the bullet and, since the shocks were going to come out when the mounts were done, I ordered a full set of Bilstein B4's from PFS. It was only about 9 months after that, that my man said the remainder of the clonks and groans were the offside balljoint!
So it's worth doing as much as you can afford, assuming that your wear pattern is roughly like mine. I suspect it's speed bumps that do for these bits, and they all go together, more or less. It wasn't horribly expensive to do, overall, and the driving experience is so much better I consider it money well spent. |
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I'd change no 5 when had a spring snap and found they were shot too
I did also have to get 7 as it disintegrated on one side.
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