Changing your own coil springs. Any Tips!

[pishtail]

Hi Guys

My wife reversed off of the drive today and didn't drive any further after hearing a DOING! from the driver's side front.

After her knight in shining armour(ie my Dad!) removed the front wheel
he found about half a coil (3 inches) sitting in the bottom cup.

I have all ready ordered a pair from German & Swedish

Has anybody changed these themself?.

I am also going to borrow a spring compressor.

Cheers Pishtail

 

[dmmsta]

I did do a complete suspension change on my old Mk 2 Golf GTi, and it wasn't too stressful.

I've not done them on my LC, but as long as you take you're time it should be fine.

 

[Tyler Owen]

Get a decent set of Spring Compressors !!

and don't undo the nut on the top of the strut untill the tention is taken by the Spring Compressor

Stick it in a Vice to steady it whilst you doing it.

 

[stuart86]

tools required....
7mm allen key
sockets 16/17mm are the common sizes for the top nut
jack
spring compressors

the fronts...

- loosen wheel nuts

- jack up car

- take wheel off

- put on the spring compressors

- take out the bolts from the lower suspension

- the hardest bit now is getting the suspension out of the lower suspension arm

- now undo the top mounts and the suspension will come free from the car.

fitting the new suspension should be self explanatory since you've got the old suspension out.

The rears...

- loosen wheel nuts

- jack up car

- take wheel off

you will notice the rears have a seperate spring and shock

- compress the spring and then loosen the lower bolt on the shock absorber

- the spring should come out now

- inside the wheel arch at the top of the shock are 2 bolts

- un-do these bolts and the shock absorber will come out

fitting the new spring and shock should now be self explanatory


hope this helps mate

 

[Romeoisgraham]

I got a set of springs spare if you wanna save a few quid?

 

[pishtail]

Cheers guys
I'll let you know how it goes

pishtail

 

[pishtail]

Cheers Stuart



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