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- 11:37, 18 June 2006 diff hist -6 m Change a ball joint and a damper
- 11:36, 18 June 2006 diff hist +55 m Change a ball joint and a damper
- 11:27, 18 June 2006 diff hist +8,502 N Change a ball joint and a damper
- 10:10, 18 June 2006 diff hist +44 N File:38. Alternative Coil Spring Compressor.jpg Here are alternative coil spring compressors current
- 10:10, 18 June 2006 diff hist +42 N File:39. Scissor Type Ball Joint Splitter.jpg Here is an alternative ball joint splitter current
- 10:09, 18 June 2006 diff hist +45 N File:37. Leaking Damper.JPG This is an example of a badly leaking damper. current
- 10:08, 18 June 2006 diff hist +123 N File:36 Torque Wheel Bolts.JPG Step 34. Lower car to the ground and torque wheel bolts to 105NM. Depress brake pedal a few times to get the pressure back. current
- 10:08, 18 June 2006 diff hist +149 N File:35. Tightening Wheel Bolts.JPG Step 33. Refit the road wheel and nip up the wheel bolts. Check that there is no side to side play by trying to rock the wheel at a quarter to three. current
- 10:07, 18 June 2006 diff hist +51 N File:34. Securing Brake Pipe.JPG Step 32. Secure the brake pipe to the top wishbone. current
- 10:07, 18 June 2006 diff hist +138 N File:33. Refitting Brake Caliper.JPG Step 31. Refit the brake caliper and torque down to 45NM (I don’t use retaining compound on these bolts as they are frequently removed). current
- 10:06, 18 June 2006 diff hist +148 N File:32. Measuring Brake DiscThickness.JPG Step 30. You can measure the thickness of your brake rotor using a micrometer. My measurement was 24.4mm which should last until my next pad change. current
- 10:05, 18 June 2006 diff hist +160 N File:31. Damper And Lower Ball Joint Fitted.JPG Step 29. The damper and lower ball joint are now fitted. Note that the caliper is now repositioned to alleviate the straining on the brake pipe back in step 19. current
- 10:05, 18 June 2006 diff hist +312 N File:30. Tighteneing Lower Ball Joint.JPG Step 28. With the suspension under compression tighten the lower ball joint nut to 45NM. If you only have a basic tool kit you will not be able to use a 19mm socket and torque wrench because the hub carrier will be in the way, so you will need to estimate current
- 10:04, 18 June 2006 diff hist +513 N File:28. Lowering Jack To Normal Ride Height.JPG Step 27. Refit the damper assembly and grease the upper bushes. Do not tighten the upper or lower bolts at this stage. Lower the jack supporting the car to it’s minimum position and jack the suspension to the measurement at step 1. This is to ensure the current
- 10:03, 18 June 2006 diff hist +172 N File:27. Spring Fitted To New Damper.JPG Step 26. Here is the spring fitted to the damper. Take care to ensure the end of the bottom part of the spring is 180 degrees away from the slot in the bottom spring plate. current
- 10:02, 18 June 2006 diff hist +57 N File:26. Spring Compressed On New Damper.JPG Step 25. Here is the spring compressed on the new damper. current
- 10:02, 18 June 2006 diff hist +71 N File:25. Fitting Spring To New Damper.JPG Step 24. Fit the spring to the new damper using the spring compressors. current
- 10:01, 18 June 2006 diff hist +91 N File:24. Spring Ready To Be Fitted To New Damper.JPG Step 23. Here is the new damper alongside the old one ready for the spring to be assembled. current
- 10:00, 18 June 2006 diff hist +127 N File:23. Spring Removed From Damper.JPG Step 22. If you use oversize spring compressors you will need to unclamp the compressors to remove the spring from the damper. current
- 09:59, 18 June 2006 diff hist +261 N File:22. Removing Spring From Damper.JPG Step 21. In this photograph, the spring is compressed using compressors designed for bigger diameter springs. These work o.k. but more appropriate spring compressors can be purchased. Once the spring is compressed enough the bottom spring plate can be re current