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Mrs Dave's suspension feels ok to drive, but nearside strut leaking oil. A pair of Sachs units ordered and job done.
The oil leak was not the seal. Both tops were badly rusted. Perhaps I should have painted the new struts.
I used cargo tie-down straps to compress the springs. Much easier than spring compressors.
Car already supported on axle stands. Jacked up the suspension with jack under bottom ball joint. Put two tie down straps around the now compressed spring coils and pulled up tight. Lowering the jack left the spring compressed.
Both top bearings were dry. I opened the new bearings and packed with waterproof grease. They only move slowly over less than 1/2 a turn so packed solid with grease is good. The rubber top mounts are in fine condition so annoying that you have to buy the whole lot just to get the bearings.
Spring paint was badly flaking. Cleaned off flaking paint and coated with copper grease. S4P has them at about £50 the pair, so will have to get some new springs from S4P. Top bump stops are in good condition.
Bottom bolts to hub were in good condition but tight to remove. Cleaned threads with a wire brush and they came off ok. Copper grease all the way up will help for next time.
The dirt trap behind the struts were cleaned out and vacumed out. No signs of corrosion but painted the area with copper grease (that stuff is getting seriously used).
The oil leak was not the seal. Both tops were badly rusted. Perhaps I should have painted the new struts.
I used cargo tie-down straps to compress the springs. Much easier than spring compressors.
Car already supported on axle stands. Jacked up the suspension with jack under bottom ball joint. Put two tie down straps around the now compressed spring coils and pulled up tight. Lowering the jack left the spring compressed.
Both top bearings were dry. I opened the new bearings and packed with waterproof grease. They only move slowly over less than 1/2 a turn so packed solid with grease is good. The rubber top mounts are in fine condition so annoying that you have to buy the whole lot just to get the bearings.
Spring paint was badly flaking. Cleaned off flaking paint and coated with copper grease. S4P has them at about £50 the pair, so will have to get some new springs from S4P. Top bump stops are in good condition.
Bottom bolts to hub were in good condition but tight to remove. Cleaned threads with a wire brush and they came off ok. Copper grease all the way up will help for next time.
The dirt trap behind the struts were cleaned out and vacumed out. No signs of corrosion but painted the area with copper grease (that stuff is getting seriously used).
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