What's all this on my rear suspension?

[oakgreener]

Take note of the order and way up of all the top mount bits as you remove them. Take pics as you go as I remember from the last time I did mine I couldn't remember which way up some bits went. Especially a dished washer If I recall.

[InsightMusic]

Had my first attempt at the job yesterday, completely failed haha

Two problems occurred..

The rear passenger side wheel was completely stuck and wouldn't budge. This was a nightmare and something I wasn't even considering to be a problem. It was stuck and I mean stuck, I tried almost everything in hoping to budge it, but it wasn't having any of it.. I left this side and went to the other.

So everything was going smoothly, the wheel came off with ease and I was ready to start undoing the 17mm bolt and the bottom of the strut.. With a wrench and a spanner this thing would not budge either, WD-40 didn't help, this thing was not going to move.

That was it, I called it a day.

A first failed attempt, but I'll try again at the weekend.

[oakgreener]

If at first you don't succeed..........................Put some heat on the bugger.

[lemski]

And use a bigger bar

[sparkplug]

looks like your bump stop has failed , then the shocker has to much travel & gives in
mine did the same , i bought these... http://intermotiv.com/9388-large_default/volkswagen-golf-models-powerflex-bump-stop-kit-rear.jpg

as the originals don't seem to last long.

good luck