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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: Mk2Kezza on 30 August 2008, 12:01
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She failed the MOT yday on the following:
Offside front anti-roll bar linkage fractured.
Offside front (wishbone) bonded suspension unit bonding failed.
Nearside front macpherson strut has excessive movement at upper attachment - (top mount?).
Offside front macpherson strut has excessive movement at upper attachment.
My question is, how much of a job are they to do? I'm not a complete numpty so will be having a whirl tommoz. Anyone have any pearls of wisdom to share to make the job easier?
All commments welcome
Ta
Keri
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No-one! Is it safe to assume then that is an easy job??
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top mounts are quite easy, but if you don't have the tools they can be a b!tch. wishbone is fairly straight forward, easyest way to put them back in ive found is, put the rear somewhere near, put the frount bush in with bolt as far through as will go, then connect the hub put trolly jack under hub and lift till wishbone is level then kick the brake calliper to put the rear bush in, rember to buy new sleeve to refit with the old ones dont survive extraction, also remberto remove said sleeve rorm rear bush before trying to remove otherwise it can be hard work
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Cheers Danny.
The tools that are needed in clued the spanner/socket to fit over the grooved nut and is there one to undoe the nut right at the top of the strut that is sunk into it. What sort of spanner would get at that?
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spring compressors make life easier, think you can buy a tool from gsf for taking out the sleeve nut thing, otherwise you r into the game of making a tool normally with the wheel wrench and an angel grinder or trashing a pair of needle nose pliers but taking the tension off with spring clamps really is a must for that way.
i was playing with my car yesterday and it came to stripping the top mounts off some mk2 struts i couldn't be arsed buggering about with the nut and used mk3 top mounts, they are much easer but apparently make the car sit 10mm higher, but that wasent really an issue at the time
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apparently make the car sit 10mm higher, but that wasent really an issue at the time
Your car is so f*cking scene.
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apparently make the car sit 10mm higher, but that wasent really an issue at the time
Your car is so f*cking scene.
off we go again ......................
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Drop links for yas. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PR-ANTI-ROLL-BAR-DROP-LINKS-BUSHES-MK2-MK3-VW-GOLF_W0QQitemZ350093406236QQihZ022QQcategoryZ9889QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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Your car is so f*cking scene.
in what way is my car scene ?? and similarity is purely accidental. and will be shortly recifyed by removing the wonky wheel's.
also don't you have to wash your car and stuff to be scene or remove all the paint off the bonnet, nether of these can i be arsed to do
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Pah it's low enough to be f*cking scene.
The roof's so low now that I keep dropping my mug on it instead of putting it down whenever I walk into the workshop.
Your scene motor is responsible for endless split tea.
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Your scene motor is responsible for endless split tea.
And these are the days of our lives...
:laugh:
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TBh i found that not been able to roll the jack under was far more annoying than tea perching :P . wonder if i can start a new trend, tea cup stained roof :)
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I have both the drop links and top mounts, the spring compressor, but not the tool form undoing the castlled nut or the nut that attached the strut to the car - the one you see when you pop the cap off under the bonnet. How the hell do you get a sapnner on that?
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Deep reach socket, or drop-ring spanner (if the threaded part of the damper tries to turn).
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i did it with one of those sockets with a hex bit on the top and an allen key with an extenstion bar on it......oh and some choice germanic curse words. :grin:
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Forthe nut that holds the strut on the chassis, I made my own socket up, by cutting the top of a socket in a bench grinder, so that I could get a spanner on it. I can then drop an allen key through top of it and hold the strut steady with pliers on the allen key.
when the shock is off, you can tap the one side of the slot, by putting a screwdriver in it and wacking it first (to loosen it) with a hammer in an anti clock wise direction. Then just tap it round lightly until it's loose enough for your fingers. A bit of WD40 might help too.
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i did it with one of those sockets with a hex bit on the top and an allen key with an extenstion bar on it......oh and some choice germanic curse words. :grin:
aye spark plug socket or if a later car or if using new VW top nuts a lambda probe/diesel injector socket