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Old 02-11-2007 | 02:59 PM
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Would anyone have an exploded diagram of the front strut tops.

basically after what order the top cups and bearings go - trying to assemble my suspension and cant for the life of me remember what order they go in


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Old 02-11-2007 | 04:35 PM
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spring first.....spring cap....bearing.....strut cap.

thats iirc.
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Cool, Cheers Dave.

so being for coilovers it would be spring...top hat...bearing...strut cap... bolt, then thru the car and top late and bolt which are the exposed parts in the engine bay!


Cool Cool, may even have the car back on the wheels tomorrow then

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You keeping it now Kelv?
Old 02-11-2007 | 05:10 PM
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You keeping it now Kelv?
make or break weekend Dave.

its been sat in the air for over a year, just want to get it on the floor with wheels on, at least i can then roll it outside and give it a clean.... stand back and see if it inspires me properly and make me think what am i doing considering breaking it!

but i am leaning towards keeping it now, what with the engine completed aswell
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kelv as it happend my coilies are sitting here on my floor with new cups, bearings, nuts etc etc ready to swap over on tues

time to see how they feel
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bit worried tho adam, from where the top hats go to were the cups sit is alot deeper than the depth of the bearings.

almost to the point that they the bearings are going to be slapping in the wind.

do me a small favour and take a pic of yours and mail it over to me old sport!
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Originally Posted by Kelv
bit worried tho adam, from where the top hats go to were the cups sit is alot deeper than the depth of the bearings.

almost to the point that they the bearings are going to be slapping in the wind.

do me a small favour and take a pic of yours and mail it over to me old sport!
slapping in the wind
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LOL, cheers Mart
Old 02-11-2007 | 10:35 PM
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here you go kelv sorry best i could do as you know im moving




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if i understand what your saying lol make sure you pull the damper rod all the way up then the bearing will sit lovely then the cup then just bolt her up ... I had to pull the rod up a bit it was down a bit
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thats no good mate - get a better one for me







































Please.

id like to see your top hat, and the space from that to the underside of the cup, as said - the space on mine is alot deeper than the bearing that sits in there
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its not hard you loser, pull the rod all the way up!!!! you will have about 1'' from the top hat to the bearing seat then as said slap the bearing on then the cup and bolt it up jobs a fluffy chicken!!!!
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Jobs a fluffy chicken!!


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[quote="adamski frst"]




how phalic!


kelv.keep it mate.
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kelv.keep it mate.
i think i will be mate, only spent a couple of hours on it this afternoon but really enjoyed it.

but will wait and see when its all sat back on the floor
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