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[Sixstring]

Just a few comments for the newbies on here who might be a bit afraid to tackle this job themselves.

Firstly, Its not a bad job, some nuts can be a pain to remove, (especially on the drop link nuts, should you be doing them at the same time, and I recommend you do)but nothing a good hacksaw with a new blade won't cure.

Don't be afraid of doing it yourself, it looks a lot more daunting than it really is, but a few little things make it so much easier.

FIRSTLY, safety, safety, safety. USE AXLE STANDS, a trolley jack on its own is not safe. And make sure its on a flat surface.

SECONDLY: soak all nuts and threads the previous day in plusgas or similar, makes ALL the difference. And you really do need a large hammer, honest, and a couple of good large tyre levers too if you can borrow them.

THIRDLY: do it on a SATURDAY, cos if something goes wrong, you still have sunday to fix it before work on monday!

FOURTHLY:take your time, if you only get one side done today, don't worry. Anybody with a little bit of mechanical knowledge can do this easily.

LASTLY: don't do up the wishbone bush nuts and bolts fully until the car is standing on its wheels on the tarmac so the bushes don't twist in their centres, they last longer that way.......!

Then take it to be tracked, cos you WILL have moved something.

Anybody relatively near me (BRISTOL)-ish thinking of doing it, PM me and I'll either help you do it, lend you the kit to do it yourself, or do it for you if you are still afraid or not mechanically minded.

HAVE CONFIDENCE!!


Mike.

[JamesV6CDX]

Just to add to this - as another point - don't be tempted to raise the car one side at a time, for this job. Make sure that both sides of the car are raised, so both wheels are off the ground.

It sounds obvious, but you'll run into a whole heap of trouble if one side of the suspension is raised, and the other is bearing all the load... 

[Sixstring]

ABSOLUTELY.....

Hence the TWO axle stands.
But it still doesn't really matter if you only DO one side a day, as long as you don't drive the car in between.

[hoofing it]

Just a few comments for the newbies on here who might be a bit afraid to tackle this job themselves.

Firstly, Its not a bad job, some nuts can be a pain to remove, (especially on the drop link nuts, should you be doing them at the same time, and I recommend you do)but nothing a good hacksaw with a new blade won't cure.

Don't be afraid of doing it yourself, it looks a lot more daunting than it really is, but a few little things make it so much easier.

FIRSTLY, safety, safety, safety. USE AXLE STANDS, a trolley jack on its own is not safe. And make sure its on a flat surface.

SECONDLY: soak all nuts and threads the previous day in plusgas or similar, makes ALL the difference. And you really do need a large hammer, honest, and a couple of good large tyre levers too if you can borrow them.

THIRDLY: do it on a SATURDAY, cos if something goes wrong, you still have sunday to fix it before work on monday!

FOURTHLY:take your time, if you only get one side done today, don't worry. Anybody with a little bit of mechanical knowledge can do this easily.

LASTLY: don't do up the wishbone bush nuts and bolts fully until the car is standing on its wheels on the tarmac so the bushes don't twist in their centres, they last longer that way.......!

Then take it to be tracked, cos you WILL have moved something.

Anybody relatively near me (BRISTOL)-ish thinking of doing it, PM me and I'll either help you do it, lend you the kit to do it yourself, or do it for you if you are still afraid or not mechanically minded.

HAVE CONFIDENCE!!


Mike.

just to add at the back of the rubbers on the link it has 2 flats across the shank for a 17mm spanner to stop it twisting.
i'll post photo later

[RobG]

Just a few comments for the newbies on here who might be a bit afraid to tackle this job themselves.

Firstly, Its not a bad job, some nuts can be a pain to remove, (especially on the drop link nuts, should you be doing them at the same time, and I recommend you do)but nothing a good hacksaw with a new blade won't cure.

Don't be afraid of doing it yourself, it looks a lot more daunting than it really is, but a few little things make it so much easier.

FIRSTLY, safety, safety, safety. USE AXLE STANDS, a trolley jack on its own is not safe. And make sure its on a flat surface.

SECONDLY: soak all nuts and threads the previous day in plusgas or similar, makes ALL the difference. And you really do need a large hammer, honest, and a couple of good large tyre levers too if you can borrow them.

THIRDLY: do it on a SATURDAY, cos if something goes wrong, you still have sunday to fix it before work on monday!

FOURTHLY:take your time, if you only get one side done today, don't worry. Anybody with a little bit of mechanical knowledge can do this easily.

LASTLY: don't do up the wishbone bush nuts and bolts fully until the car is standing on its wheels on the tarmac so the bushes don't twist in their centres, they last longer that way.......!

Then take it to be tracked, cos you WILL have moved something.

Anybody relatively near me (BRISTOL)-ish thinking of doing it, PM me and I'll either help you do it, lend you the kit to do it yourself, or do it for you if you are still afraid or not mechanically minded.

HAVE CONFIDENCE!!


Mike.

Waste of time Mike if you`ve done the wishbones. Needs a full geometry check

[Kevin Wood]

.. and don't drop any of the nuts and bolts into the chassis box sections! 

Kevin

[feeutfo]

.. and don't drop any of the nuts and bolts into the chassis box sections! 

Kevin

or sockets 

[Sixstring]

DID THAT!!! (but got it out with a magnet..........phew!)

RobG.....meant that, "tracked" did mean full geometry check, but came out in simple language for a newbie as "tracked", Sorry.

[RobG]

DID THAT!!! (but got it out with a magnet..........phew!)

RobG.....meant that, "tracked" did mean full geometry check, but came out in simple language for a newbie as "tracked", Sorry.

Catering for the majority then Mike

[PhilRich]

Well Done for this you Guys I've got my magnetic 'find all' at the ready