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karisma_corsa

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Registered: 19th Nov 06
Location: sleaford, lincs
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12th Aug 07 at 14:20

heya all, i got given an e tech strut brace and tried to fit it to my 1.2 8v 1994, but it didnt fit, when i went to put the suspension mount nuts back on, one of them double threaded!! what am i going to do? do i need a new cup at the top at the strut, can i replace sjut teh bolt, ?
thnx
sean

Ste L

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Registered: 3rd Jul 06
Location: Manchester Drives: 106 16v Rallye
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12th Aug 07 at 14:38

get the it re-threaded, or buy a new topmount from a scrappers

karisma_corsa

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Registered: 19th Nov 06
Location: sleaford, lincs
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13th Aug 07 at 17:14

how hard is it to change the top mounts over?

Ste L

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Registered: 3rd Jul 06
Location: Manchester Drives: 106 16v Rallye
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13th Aug 07 at 17:20

2 bolt's to shell, 1 bolt to remove it off suspension

Kurt

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Registered: 23rd Oct 05
Location: Hi
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13th Aug 07 at 17:21

youll need spring compressors too, highly important

Matt H

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Registered: 11th Sep 01
Location: South Yorkshire
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13th Aug 07 at 17:34

Don't think you do? I didn't when I swapped removed mine

Fairly quick job to do IIRC

darrend2007

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Registered: 22nd Jul 07
Location: fife, scotland
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13th Aug 07 at 17:49

fairly easy mate take the two 13mm nut off the top, take the to 18mm bolts and nut off, seperates the shock from the hub. set of spring compressors sumtimes u don't need them if the springs are lowered if the ain't then get them take the 18mm nut of at the top of the shock. that will allow everything to come of swap over and put it all back together simple

Ste L

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Registered: 3rd Jul 06
Location: Manchester Drives: 106 16v Rallye
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13th Aug 07 at 17:50

quote:
Originally posted by Kurt
youll need spring compressors too, highly important

i've lowered load's of car's and not used any yet

andyc1234

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Registered: 7th Nov 06
Location: Lancashire
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13th Aug 07 at 18:00

i never ever use spring compressors i just let them fly

M6RKK

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Registered: 21st Jan 06
Location: Glasgow
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13th Aug 07 at 18:18

quote:
Originally posted by andyc1234
i never ever use spring compressors i just let them fly

where do they usually land ?

Lupogti

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Registered: 13th Jun 06
Location: Staffordshire
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13th Aug 07 at 18:32

quote:
Originally posted by andyc1234
i never ever use spring compressors i just let them fly

same here, FIRE!

pdwhelan

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Registered: 25th Sep 06
Location: Wigan
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13th Aug 07 at 18:42

I just hammered the nuts off the top mount from a standard vaux one to my spax one as they snapped. Few big hits with a hammer being carefull not to cause damage and they will drop out. Its securing it in thats harder probably, blue tac or tape just to hold it in while you tighten the nut back up and it will be fine

[Edited on 13-08-2007 by pdwhelan]

Kurt

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Registered: 23rd Oct 05
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13th Aug 07 at 18:51

your all dodgey

pdwhelan

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Registered: 25th Sep 06
Location: Wigan
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13th Aug 07 at 18:52

im going to replace all four nuts when i fit some bump stops. makeing some nasty knocks a tell thee