Fitting Front Shocks..

[EASTABROOK]

Hello... Would anyone be able to help me with fitting new front shocks to my 1994 Ibiza...

Kwik-Fit quoted £180 fitted and McConechy's wanted £150... however I found a pair for £85 delivered on ebay..

Any techniques, tools needed or anything? I really don't have £150 (or £85 really) to spend so it'd be great if I could do it in my driveway..

Cheers!!

 

[Seatmann]

Hi bud, Do you have a half decent socket set and some spanners? You'll also need a ball joint splitter and a couple of sprong compressors and a breaker bar. It's fairly straight forward but it depends if you've got the tools.

You'll get info from here too, it's a golf or something but it has the same sort of set up.

http://www.myturbodiesel.com/1000q/a3b4/strut-replace-jetta-passat.htm

 

[EASTABROOK]

Yeah I've got an OK socket set and spanners and that.. £9.50 or something for compressors on ebay, my Dad said I could probably get away with using jacks and stuff but I don't fancy that to be honest! Ball joint splitter I guess I could also get on ebay, would have to know what size I guess? And would I really need a breaker bar??

Thanks for the reply.. I don't have much working space, would I do it one side at a time?
Cheers.

 

[Seatmann]

You'll need something decent for the two 18mm bolts holding the strut to the hub carrier, they're usually pretty tight and stiff. A small trolley jack's fine if you do one side at a time. I found this too, it's for a golf or something but the same set up.

http://www.myturbodiesel.com/1000q/a3b4/strut-replace-jetta-passat.htm

 

[EASTABROOK]

That's great. Thanks a lot!

 

[Seatmann]

No worries bud, I just replaced all mine on my Cordoba. Gives a pm if you get stuck with alignment because there's a fair bit of movement in the strut to hub bolts.

 

[EASTABROOK]

Aye cheers.. I probably will do!!

 

[Seatmann]

Would these maybe fit your car?

http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=288694

 

[Gav_F]

make sure you adjust up the camber or you'll be getting tyre prices lol

 

[suj]

You don't need a ball joint splitter

All it is 2 bolts on the hub (mark up on the hub/shock and new shock so they line up again)

The bolt on the top (if you have/know someone with a impact gun)

Then you have the strut off, then all you need is spring compressors to get the springs off

Then work in reverse to put back on

 

[Seatmann]

"You don't need a ball joint splitter"

Aye right enough, my brain must have been in autopilot lol.

 

[vngtx]

13/16" socket for top strut nuts. and some vice grips to stop the shockers turning when trying to undo the nut. check top bearing while you're there.

 

[vngtx]

Then you have the strut off, then all you need is spring compressors to get the springs off

watch your fingers with those!! some do slip off easily and could easily put you in A+E.

 

[Seatmann]

Allen key fits man, unless they're fookled and I used a 21mm sparkplug socket because it has the bit at the top for a spanner and you can stick the allen key down the middle.

 

[vngtx]

Allen key fits man, unless they're fookled and I used a 21mm sparkplug socket because it has the bit at the top for a spanner and you can stick the allen key down the middle.

ive tried that but unfortunately my coilies were stripped before i even touched them

 

[Seatmann]

Bummer.

 

[vngtx]

if that wasnt bad enough previous owner had a broken top bearing and its been rolling around between the strut top and top mount and stripped the thread!

 

[Seatmann]

Bummer bummer bummer (bummer batman)

 

[AlpineWhite]

You'll need a torque wrench too.

 

[Gav_F]

should only use torque wrench for wheels, everything else is FT or gunned up
but dont neccesserially need one!