Suspension: - front strut help v40 gdi 2002

m d cooper · Jan 23rd, 2018, 23:18

i'm not 100% sure if I am right in my thinking can someone confirm I am right or wrong.i think the lower spring stop is at the end of the little rectangle cut out on the strut spring base,the second part is you rotate the top spring seat 20% using the hole in the strut parallel with the 2 large bolts that attach the strut to the hub and the rubber dimple in the top spring seat.
thanks m cooper

i was going to add photos but they will not load

gazO2V40T4 · Jan 23rd, 2018, 23:24

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Originally Posted by m d cooper

i'm not 100% sure if I am right in my thinking can someone confirm I am right or wrong.i think the lower spring stop is at the end of the little rectangle cut out on the strut spring base,the second part is you rotate the top spring seat 20% using the hole in the strut parallel with the 2 large bolts that attach the strut to the hub and the rubber dimple in the top spring seat.
thanks m cooper

Pictures would make it easier but from what I can remember the lower spring seat isn’t completely flat and slope in the shape of the spring with like you say a stop at some point likewise with the top mount but not quite as sloped and it’s more the rubber cushion

m d cooper · Jan 23rd, 2018, 23:33

there is no obvious spring seat stop at the bottom but the spring on the other side seems to stop at the end of the small rectangle cut out in the plate on the strut

gazO2V40T4 · Jan 23rd, 2018, 23:39

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Originally Posted by m d cooper

there is no obvious spring seat stop at the bottom but the spring on the other side seems to stop at the end of the small rectangle cut out in the plate on the strut

Is it hard up against the edge of the rectangle I think it should almost facing the rear of the car when on the vehicle

m d cooper · Jan 23rd, 2018, 23:47

i wouldn't say there is a conventional spring stop as i know them,its more or less just a flat plate;grrrr wish the pics would load

m d cooper · Jan 23rd, 2018, 23:49

right that may have worked

m d cooper · Jan 23rd, 2018, 23:53

that maybe a better photo

gazO2V40T4 · Jan 24th, 2018, 00:11

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Originally Posted by m d cooper

that maybe a better photo

I would say yes the tail end of the spring sit within the hole

drone · Jan 31st, 2018, 12:10

Always interesting to get info like this to store away for use sometime in the future.

Jan 23rd, 2018, 23:18	#1
m d cooper New Member Last Online: May 23rd, 2018 11:11 Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: yeovil	front strut help v40 gdi 2002 i'm not 100% sure if I am right in my thinking can someone confirm I am right or wrong.i think the lower spring stop is at the end of the little rectangle cut out on the strut spring base,the second part is you rotate the top spring seat 20% using the hole in the strut parallel with the 2 large bolts that attach the strut to the hub and the rubber dimple in the top spring seat. thanks m cooper i was going to add photos but they will not load Last edited by m d cooper; Jan 23rd, 2018 at 23:25. Reason: add photos

Jan 23rd, 2018, 23:33	#3
m d cooper New Member Last Online: May 23rd, 2018 11:11 Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: yeovil	there is no obvious spring seat stop at the bottom but the spring on the other side seems to stop at the end of the small rectangle cut out in the plate on the strut Last edited by m d cooper; Jan 23rd, 2018 at 23:43.

Jan 23rd, 2018, 23:47	#5
m d cooper New Member Last Online: May 23rd, 2018 11:11 Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: yeovil	i wouldn't say there is a conventional spring stop as i know them,its more or less just a flat plate;grrrr wish the pics would load

Jan 31st, 2018, 12:10	#9
drone Member Last Online: Jun 6th, 2022 19:30 Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Dover	Always interesting to get info like this to store away for use sometime in the future.

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