Ginge !

think thats what there called anywaym the one that wedges in the strut tops on the inside


did you have to remove your suspention legs to get it on as its fooking tight in my car

dave cos4x4

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probably have to remove the struts so you can get the nuts and bolts in.

Easy enough to do.

Anonymous

...it aint that easy to take the strut out!

Ginge !

phil i was thinking about getting it back in , cars all poly bushed meaning i gotta undo em as theres not much "give" in em


when i took it off the nuts just fell on the floor

supose theres 1 less item to polish

dave cos4x4

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You are joking Phil.

Unloosen the top nut on the strut,undo the bolt on the hub,slide it out, long bar and prise out the strut,bit of weight needed too , when popped out, undo the top strut bolt and its out.

Easy.

Ginge !

dave dont forget the brake pipe too, oh and then getting the fooker out

Anonymous

dave it aint EASY

...maybe to a pro garage!

DIY it was an arse when i put my Ohlins on...did i mention they are 10k new?

dave cos4x4

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What has the brake pipe got to do with it thats on the hub.

you can undo the bracket on the body if you cannot get enough leverage on the hub so it goes down a bit more.

dave cos4x4

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So fookin What! pmsl!


Just because they are expensive does not mean there harder to fit.

Anonymous

.....you dont get the joke then


...it is NOT an easy job anyone that thinks it is AINT done it!

Billabong

Dave, was just gonna mention he's not being arrogant, it's just this weeks joke

Ginge !

its on the leg aint it

im gonna have to do it but i cant be arsed as its gonna hurt i know it is


i could just do without

dave cos4x4

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no.

no noticed to be honest.


Phil done it plenty of times.

dave cos4x4

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no Ginge, steel pipe bolted on the body then goes to flex pipe going to the caliper.

Can't touch this.........as MC Hammer would say.

Ginge !

ahhhhhhhhhhhh

should have looked properly but i just assumed it would be like a erst

dave cos4x4

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Can slide out easy.

Have split the brake pipe so i could take the whole front off.

Ginge !

that looks like a 4wd one

dave cos4x4

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Whats the difference, all the same to do.

Ginge !

erm,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, does the 2wd saph have its ABS sensors in the front like them ????


or are they brake wear sensors ive cut out

dave cos4x4

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they will have.

Could not be arsed to unplug then from the inside and feed it through.

Ginge !

ive just cut em off

dave cos4x4

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pmsl!!

Could get them easy enough.

Matt

they are "easy" to do once youve done one, i aint the most mechanical person in the world but i pissed the near side after taking hours doing the off side (and trashing the brake line , needed replacing so i werent arsed )

no lever required, bottle jack the strut from the brake line mount once its loose in the hub (chisel it open a tad and wedge it open), how easy that is with the springs still on i dont know as id already chopped mine up with the grinder

PS why would you need to remove the struts to fit a strut brace

Ginge !

cause mine has the holes in the wing and the nuts are under it, it was already fitted, i tok it off to take the engine out, thought it was taped into the shell, not a nut on the other side

cant get me sausage fingers in cause th strut is in the way

Eagle

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i bloody love that idea ... how long to do it that way Dave???

Ginge !

longer than the last time he done it, he just folded the car overlast time i belive

eagle on a serious note its the easiest way to do work on a engine, thats how the boys at work do cam belts on landrovers

also a class idea ona erst too, taking the drive shafts out AFTER the engines out the car, easy

just need a wy to hold the car up hgh enough

Matt

ahh i get you now
im sure it will be do-able without removing completely though
i never removed the struts (wide ass springs....konis at the time) when i fitted my brace....



...and that involved getting 4 mahoosive nuts per strut on from underneath

awkward as fook but possible

Ginge !

matt mines harder as its on the inner parts of the wings , cant get a socket to fit in there

Matt

use an open ended spanner then

thought you were ignoring my posts