![]() ![]() (there will be a pin on the new shock which locates in the gap where the pinch bolt is) Once your shock is assembled place the top bearing in place and scure with the 3x 13mm bolts, steady brake disc in the upright position and use your jack the raise it up, make sure the brake lines and wheels sensor wire are in the correct position and jack the suspension up until the shock absorber is fully in place. Take all the bits required over to your new shock and rebuild Remove bolt at top of shock, 19mm or 21mm Use spring compressors to take tension off the spring To change the top bearings over is quite easy, Lower the shock out of the car and you are left with thisÄepending on the brand of replacement coilovers you may need to strip down the shock absorber now, D2 come with top bearings so not needed here, if you buy ap coilovers you will need to get spring compressors to allow to dismantle things safely, do it the ghetto way and its on your own head!:naughty: ![]() Now up to the top, remove the 3x 13mm nuts, on the last one stick you hand in the wheel well and support the shock absorber so it doesnt fall on your toes! It may need a bit of force, but i didnt need spring compressors to get these out, get the bottom of the shock out of the hub and move to one side so it doesnt fall into the hub again Grab hold of your springs and wiggle quite vigorously and the suspension will begin to come apart Now support the bottom ball joint with the jack, to catch the hub and lower it as the shock becomes free Its a good idea to soak the pinch bolt with penetrating fluid a day before attempting the task. Now you need to remove the 18mm pinch bolt at the bottom of the shock absorber, there are reports of these snapping, first time i did this it was fine, this time one snapped, to be preparedfor this have a set of cobalt drills handy, and a good drill, and some extractors. Now remove one end of the drop/stabiliser link, i removed the end at the roll bar, if keeping existing drop links, remove the end at the shock absorber, these are various different sizes so a set of spanners 14-18mm should suffice Now the wheels are off, remove the brake line from the shock absorber Both sides of the car are raised because we need to disconnect both ends of the drop link to make fitting easier
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