Perfect thanks - Got the following
guide from Adam1.4biza too
"hello simon.
Yes unfortunatly after i purchased my car one of my shocks went and had to replace all 4 and was able to pick up a second set very cheaply.
with the front shocks you need to do this...
1) take the top mount plastic cover off. generally this is very hard and you will end up cutting them off like i had to.
2) jack the car up and remove the front wheel
3) get the correct size socket and wrench and undo the top mount bolt (only undo the centre one first). you may find the central strut starts to rotate so wrap a cloth around it then use a pair of mole grips to stop it from rotating... use the cloth to stop damage to the strut.
4) dont worry about spring compressors or anything as they are not needed ( i didnt need them).
5) once the nut is off the top of the strut undo the two bolts that hold the bottom of the strut to the wheel hub.
6) remove the old shock and spring.
7) remove the top mount if needed or go straight ahead and try and install the new strut and spring but make sure it seats properly on the top mount or you could have problems in the future.
8) re seat the bottom of the spring in the correct place then re install the two bolts at the bottom of the mount.(only loosley though)
9)start to do up the nut on the top of the strut in the engine bay. here you will find that the strut will rotate as you try and do up the nut. if you have a torque drill then use it, if not use some cloth and a pair of mole grips again to stop it from rotating.
if you have to use mole grips make sure that where you position the mole grips about midway down the damper (in the wheel arch) so the damper will be forced to stop rotating.
10) once the top strut is then tight, tighten up the camber bolts. then take it to a garage asap to get the tracking and camber done or you will wreck your tyres.
it took me about 6 hours to do the whole car and thats with
help from a mate who had done it once before.
so if you really need to save £60 then DIY but if not the garage is always a good bet for this stuff. "
should be ok to do it now, my dad is a mechanic but lives away and he made it sound alot harder than you say but he has never worked on an
ibiza before....
Cheers fellas
Simon
