BabyBlade
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Registered: 5th Feb 03
Location: Hereford Rides: Ninja 600
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sowhile its on the car the centre bit wont turn when i loose the nut?
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Siberia
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Registered: 9th Oct 03
Location: Leprechaun Land Drives : Zafira GSI
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i got a dished spanner in a spanner set out of argos
its really easy to do.... just take the strut out of the car completely
compress the spring then put the dished spanner on the nut and use a 10mm spanner on the middle of the strut to stop it from spinning
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TOMAS
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Registered: 7th Aug 02
Location: Nottinghamshire
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Really  I couldnt find a dished spanner that would go in. Standard corsa nut is 18mm and my spax ones are 19mm so that could cause a problem.
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M4tt
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Registered: 18th Apr 03
Location: Potters Bar
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ill be attempting this next weekend.
that nut is the only thing i have a problem with, but im gonna do what tomas said 
i'll b back on here if i can't do it though
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Siberia
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Registered: 9th Oct 03
Location: Leprechaun Land Drives : Zafira GSI
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well the spanner i have is a dished 18mm on one end and a dished 19mm on the other end
so best of both worlds
edited to say the spanner set is a 48 piece one and cost me €29 so thats about £18 to u guys
[Edited on 13-03-2004 by Siberia]
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bubble
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Registered: 24th Jan 04
Location: Darwin, NT Australia.
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please note peeps that on a corsa c the front damper is not removable. its a fixed unit
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Siberia
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Registered: 9th Oct 03
Location: Leprechaun Land Drives : Zafira GSI
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ohhhhhhhh urm ah im sure theres a way aropund it though but makes it messy
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Red_SXi
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Registered: 23rd Sep 02
Location: Dunstable Drives: 52 Plate BMW 3 M Sport Coupe
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quote:
Originally posted by bubblevaux
please note peeps that on a corsa c the front damper is not removable. its a fixed unit
Thats funny cos i removed the damper the other day. One bolt under the bonnet at the top. Then 2 bolts at the bottom, and a further bolt connected to an arm with 2 knuckles on it.
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BabyBlade
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Registered: 5th Feb 03
Location: Hereford Rides: Ninja 600
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quote:
Originally posted by Red_Sxi
quote:
Originally posted by bubblevaux
please note peeps that on a corsa c the front damper is not removable. its a fixed unit
Thats funny cos i removed the damper the other day. One bolt under the bonnet at the top. Then 2 bolts at the bottom, and a further bolt connected to an arm with 2 knuckles on it.
Hmm think i missed the punch line
Wouldnt have thought the damper would be fixed to the car tho!!
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Red_SXi
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Registered: 23rd Sep 02
Location: Dunstable Drives: 52 Plate BMW 3 M Sport Coupe
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No it isn't, i removed it. Its held in by 4 bolts.
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TOMAS
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Registered: 7th Aug 02
Location: Nottinghamshire
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Bubble talking poo! A car with fixed dampers
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bubble
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Registered: 24th Jan 04
Location: Darwin, NT Australia.
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some people on here are a bit dim. the corsa c has a fixed damper-not to the car but to the strut. the bit red sxi removed is the strut. the damper is sealed in the strut and cannot be removed from the strut without cutting it. and here is the proof. the yellow bit is a koni shocker. the strut needs to be cut just below there to remove the damper. dont believe me? ring vauxhall and ask the if u can get a damper on its own not in a strut
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bubble
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Registered: 24th Jan 04
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quote:
Originally posted by Red_Sxi
quote:
Originally posted by bubblevaux
please note peeps that on a corsa c the front damper is not removable. its a fixed unit
Thats funny cos i removed the damper the other day. One bolt under the bonnet at the top. Then 2 bolts at the bottom, and a further bolt connected to an arm with 2 knuckles on it.
no u removed the strut. top bolt holding two chassis,2 bolts below by hub holding onto hub assy, and last nut on the track rod end. that big thing u removed is the strut, not the damper
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BabyBlade
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Registered: 5th Feb 03
Location: Hereford Rides: Ninja 600
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when people say damper they mean the whole thing.
they dont mean they remove the damper from the macpheason (sp) strut.
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bubble
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Registered: 24th Jan 04
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quote:
Originally posted by Sethion33
when people say damper they mean the whole thing.
they dont mean they remove the damper from the macpheason (sp) strut.
maybe that where confusion is. me thought they were on about the damper itself and not the strut.
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Siberia
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Registered: 9th Oct 03
Location: Leprechaun Land Drives : Zafira GSI
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yeh the strut is the damper its the same on a corsa B but for some strange reason its called a strut not a damper
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bubble
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Registered: 24th Jan 04
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and on a corsa b you can remove the damper, but i was trying to say that on the c you cant cuz its one complete assembly. to replace the damper(shocker) you have2 cut the strut like i had to do
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Siberia
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Registered: 9th Oct 03
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hrmm ah well when i say take off the strut i mean the whole thing 
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bubble
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Registered: 24th Jan 04
Location: Darwin, NT Australia.
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i agree
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Red_SXi
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Registered: 23rd Sep 02
Location: Dunstable Drives: 52 Plate BMW 3 M Sport Coupe
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Ahh i understand now.
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