front suspension mounts...

[Brummy]

mot failure on the Cupra..

need to get these done (obviously) what kinda price am I looking at ? anyone have any ideas? suppose I can order the parts up myself, but is this the kind of job you can do on your todd without buying spring holders etc.. timescale on job? ... would it just be easier to get a local mechanic to do?

any thoughts/ideas (from those that have done this stuff) appreciated

 

[m0rk]

undo top mount nuts (22mm nut/6mm allen key I think)

jack both sides of the car up so teh front wheels are in the air.

Gravity will pull the shocks down & you can just reach into the turret & remove the rubber top mounts (and replace)

then lift each strut up and reattach the nuts (I tend to lift the wishbone/hub with a jack to control it easily if working alone)

quick and easy if you can not remove the strut

if you do remove the strut it's only 2 bolts per side, and not worth loosing sleep over as it'll only add 10 mins to the job - but will need aligning afterwards

 

[Brummy]

 

[Brummy]

so , am I right in assuming its this thing (or both of them?

 

[m0rk]

yeah - that's the kitty - get a pair of them together and you're away

GSF/ECP are fine - and sell the right parts

 

[Brummy]

cheers m0rk.. Ill get them picked up tomorrow if in stock (or sent via post anyhoo )

 

[ibiza_95]

7mm allen key
and about to do mine this week with the bearings

 

[jenk]

Did mine the other nite mate, jenks 9pm motors. Took an hour max. Just as m0rk described Think i payed £22 for both from GSF bearings included. They have them in stock aswell.

 

[Dolly_Gti]

dont they hold the spring then guys? cus i would of thought if they did you need to remove the strut, put them in a spring clamp, compress one spring and remove mount

 

[Brummy]

Did mine the other nite mate, jenks 9pm motors. Took an hour max. Just as m0rk described Think i payed £22 for both from GSF bearings included. They have them in stock aswell.

that the one in Oldbury/Smethwick??

will get my ass down there in the morning before i go hit my first job , I think

 

[jenk]

that the one in Oldbury/Smethwick??

will get my ass down there in the morning before i go hit my first job , I think

The one just off the spitfire island, very handily up the road from my new work place .......... El Fort Dunlop

 

[Mckellar]

dont they hold the spring then guys? cus i would of thought if they did you need to remove the strut, put them in a spring clamp, compress one spring and remove mount

no they come off without needing to take the strut off, iirco they arent actually held in place with bolts, but with forces from the strut being pushed up and it holding onto the bolt from the top mount in the engine bay

 

[Brummy]

Im working over in KingsNorton way tomorrow, so If I pop to Oldbury first, I can stil make up time , with the lighter nights too ....

 

[jenk]

Who needs light....wimp

 

[Brummy]

Im talking about WORK .. i have a coachlight outside my house that has a motion detector on it, Ill just have to remember to turn the 'machine gun' off

 

[jenk]

You dont wanna get shot in the a$$

Whats work

 

[Brummy]

thats the thing I 'supposedly' do all day. well for about five hours or so , anyway.. spose I better suss out if Ive got any Allan keys and a 22mm socket .. I got a wrench so that aint a problem

 

[ibiza_95]

i think its a 21mm socket you need aswell as opposed to 22mm ... easiest if you get a sparkplug socket then it has a hex head on it so you can put an allen key thru the top and use a spanner on the top of the socket

 

[Brummy]

sounds easy enough should get it done over next couple of days .. get it back up to the MOT station and then get things moving again ready for the summer

 

[ibiza_95]

if youve never taken the front struts off... or undone the top bolt prepare for perhaps the biggest ball ache youve ever had... the allen key hole is just ever so slightly bigger than a 7mm allen key and ive managed to round mine off... then had to cut a slot in the damper to get a spanner in there to keep the strut from turning