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Hmmm,ball joints or whole wishbones? You can just bet with my luck at the moment it'll be a bush problem and not the ball joints ! It's a quiet rattling from the front on both sides, noticeable after I had the front shocks changed.

Is there a guide on CS to change the front ball joints as I can't seem to find one? Is it easy to do on my drive?

We got the car up on the ramps and removed the ns unit complete. Looking up into the turret it appeared that the rubber had not been sitting correctly which would account for the height difference between each side. The unit was refitted and on the test drive the horrendous rattle had gone. But...

Its going back to the garage on Saturday :( I've fcuking given up ! It can only be that the new dampers are not compatible with the rubber bushes that I had on, and so we are going to try some other bushes !

Re: Anyone got a 3 arm puller around cambridge? - Rear wheel bearing stuck on spindle I remember removing a bearing that that had stuck on the axle of 40' fridge box years ago. It literally welded itself to the stub! We used an angle grinder to cut most of it off, and then carefully used a...

I tried this with a washer (not the right size) and the noise stopped when I rocked the car ! Hmmm....I'm thinking new struts fitted but old top mounts and no new washer. Could I be right?

A washer where? If you mean the big rubber and metal washer then I have those back on both sides.

I removed the first nut and rubber washer and loosened the larger nut. I turned the steering wheel whilst the car was on the ground and when I re-tightened the nut and could no longer make the rattling happen. I checked everything again and went for a drive. The car seemed to be ok for half a...

Ok...everything is back on without any problems. But the car is still higher on the ns and the gap between the spring holder and the lower part of the wing is higher, suggesting that the shocker has not gone into place correctly. O. The top the nuts and rubbers etc are in the same position on...

Ok...which way up should the bearing go...the rounded side to the rubber part? Why check the lengths of the springs? The car was fine until the new shockers were fitted so are you saying that they may be damaged now? Or are you saying that I should make sure that both springs match and both...

I have that...plenty of movement. All the nuts are tight on top. Went for a test drive and it just got worse and worse...sounded like the spring had snapped or everything loose. I have no idea what is causing this. The shockers are brand new but I'm beginning to think the ns one is a dud :( I...

Just looking at the two different guides...where does the bearing go? Under the spring cup or on top of it ? If you look at Fubar's guide you can see that the spring cup is fitted before the bearing goes on. On Andi B's guide you can see that he has removed the spring cup and the bearing is...

Make sure both front wheels are off the ground to make refitting the struts easy....and don't pull your driveshaft out !

The was jacked up high on that side. I managed to release the clip,slide the gator on and resecure the clip. I put a litre in as it looks like only just over one came out. Cheers

Had the shocker off and apart. The bearing seems to have been at an angle leaving some marks on the shaft of the shocker. I refitted everything ( a fcuking nightmare last night but sorted now!!!), but the rubber top is still loose and wobbly after the first nut is screwed down all the way. I...

Never do anything by torchlight :( My passenger side driveshaft has popped out. It's dumped some oil when the gator slipped off. I seem to have pushed it back in with little effort and it'll just need the gator resecuring. It seems to be in okay, but should I do anything else apart from the...

Makes sense..cheers.

Does anyone have a link to a diagram of the 182 Cup suspension ? Thanks in advance :)

They were from Renault. I agree about the spring height but I have not removed the units from the car yet.If I remove them from the car do I have to pretension the springs ? I think the only thing that could have happened is that when the top nuts came loose the top cup allowed the tension of...

I jacked the car up tonight,both sides,and checked that the springs were seated correctly (they were). There are no cracks in the springs (they are just 15k old ). On both sides,the washers,nuts,rubber washers etc are all in the same position.The threads from the stuts are at the same height on...

So I can remove the unit from the car,wind off the top nut,remove the washer and remove the 'cup' that holds the spring without using spring clamps ? If so I could see why the spring appears to not be sitting right,and put it together correctly.

Anyone? Can these springs be removed without compressors ?

My springs are Eibach Sportlines. Do I need spring compressors if I remove the strut and take the top mount off to check it is seated correctly ?

The car is 20 mm higher on the ns compared to the os. The noise is from the ns which should mean that the spring is not compressed and therefore there's going to be little damping. Would you agree?

I've just checked the car on flat ground and it does appear that the n/s is higher than the o/s. I can slide three fingers between the top of the wheel and the wing,but only two on the o/s ! :(

The mechanic refitted the parts that came off the old shocks. We had some problems on the test drive as there was a knocking noise.The first nut that goes on had come loose on the n/s. Both shocks were removed and everything checked and tightened before going back on. This time it was fine until...

Pictures of o/s... The nut was not very loose and only tightened a 1/4 turn. The n/s was still tight.

Ok..I'll take some pics and post up.and I'll check that the correct parts were fitted.

Going to redo the nuts and use a locking paste on the threads,and I'll report later.

Yes...all new. The top nut takes a 21mm spanner and I think the lower one takes a 26 or 27 mm spanner.