Top man, superb video. Focused and to the point and saved me loadsa money. Many many thanks.

Love this found myself dancing about watching it brilliant choice of music 😂

@TeachDIY

5 жыл бұрын

Haha, welcome to the Caribbean 😉

Brilliant video. It took me 15 minutes to change the rear spring after following this video.

@TeachDIY

5 жыл бұрын

Great! It really is an easy repair. I am glad you found this useful :)

Hope u remembered to recover you locking wheel nut key of the wheel before u drove it! V useful vid

Nice and simple thank you. We gonna change one today

Super .

Thanks for this, I’m looking to change my tracking arms on my MK 3 Galaxy. Looks to be a similar set up, I thought I was going to need Spring Clamps.

Super ok

Thanks great video,

@TeachDIY

5 жыл бұрын

You welcome, thanks for watching :)

Thank you!

Great

Hi,i like your video and i hope to make a good job with my car 🙏. My question is it about the coil spring. What length i need to put on the car?Ford Mondeo Mk4 2011

Brilliant mate, great music too. Do the rear disks next...?

@TeachDIY

6 жыл бұрын

Haha! Yes, rear disks done now, I used ford disks and pads because I have had some problems with aftermarket pads de-laminating for some reason.

THANKS BUDDY MY MATE KEV WOULD OF BROKE THAT OTHER WISE

Aren't the rear shocks held at the top, or did you skip that bit?

great video saved me having to mess around booking into a garage, do you recommend changing both springs if only one has broke? also just ordering the spring or springs now do you rate the KYB highly? thanks again bud, appreciate the video

@TeachDIY

Ай бұрын

I didn't bother, though the other side went about a year later.

Did you hear any nocking because of the broke spring??

looks easy . We will see!

@TheRudy39

5 жыл бұрын

How did you get on Charles ?

@TeachDIY

5 жыл бұрын

it really is, just take your time releasing the pressure from the spring.

Nice job I need to do this on my car, what are those KYB K flex springs like?

@TeachDIY

20 күн бұрын

They are good. Maybe a tad stiffer than oem, but still comfortable.

Great repair and ford did make that a great d.i y fix

@TeachDIY

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Shane, very straight forward actually. This is the 1.8TDCI, such a great wee car for DIY repairs. I just replaced the exhaust pipe and silencer, it took me no more than 30 minutes.

Does it matter which way the end of the spring is seated? i.e. to the side/forward/backward?

@TeachDIY

5 жыл бұрын

Not really, pay attention when you remove the old one, some cars have springs that each end is different just put the new one in the same orientation. Also, you should be able to see the imprint of the old spring on the lower craddle, just match the new spring to the imprint.

sorry i miss torque meter value for screw tight- what value is it? thanks

@007388a

2 жыл бұрын

120nm

And there where no symptoms for the broken spring ? Pulling to one side or other ?

@TeachDIY

4 жыл бұрын

No symptoms, it was discovered during a MOT test.

Why you did not use a so-called "Fords' spacer" of 226 mm for lower arm alignment?

@TeachDIY

7 жыл бұрын

I didn't need to, this was a straight swap of a spring. It is recommended that if you change a spring, you should take your car for alignment after a week or two, this will give time to the new spring to settle in place.

I tried to replace my springs today but unfortunately I could not get the bolt out. It started very easy but after some turns it started to turn with the bush and could not move it anymore.

@TeachDIY

4 жыл бұрын

If unsure better take it to a car mechanic, always better safe than sorry.

@danielkatona1866

4 жыл бұрын

@@TeachDIY I took it to a mechanic and it was woth it, as the bolt snapped :(

how many NM of torque have you set the tool to fix the bolt on?

@TeachDIY

7 жыл бұрын

Torque was set for 120Nm.

Step 1: check that the xylophone band are in position nearby

What mileage did these springs need changed

@TeachDIY

5 жыл бұрын

There's no specific mileage, I never actually noticed that there was an issue with the spring until I took the car for MOT and the tester saw that it was broken, the oter side still have the original spring.

@stevosteve

3 жыл бұрын

@@TeachDIY ha ha ha exactly the same for me. Seemed perfect then MoT fail :-) thanks to your video it is now MoT perfecto

I tried to change mine but one wouldn't budge and I think the other one is near to shearing. Anyone know what the bolt is called and where to buy 2 (just in case). I've seen it called, variously, a trailing arm bolt and a lower wishbone bolt but the ones I've seen for sale have a nut on the end and I dont think they have a nut on the Mk4, I.e. it's welded onto the frame, is it not? Thanks for any help or advice.

@982678249

4 жыл бұрын

Hi. I was having trouble to get your problem clear, but you mean bolt on video 1:05 may be bad on you? Have you tried to soak it on penetrating oil or heat it up when opening? The part number for new should be "Ford 6699982", Google it I cannot paste link here. I personally think that if you have problems to find correct bolt, then maybe general 10.9 rated M12x75 or M12x80. But should use specified Ford part if you can grasp it somewhere. I hope this helps 🙂🔩

@982678249

4 жыл бұрын

And to add that on new parts that bolt have separate nut, not welded into frame.

@johngibson6787

4 жыл бұрын

@@982678249 OK. Thanks for the info. Yes it's the bolt at 1:05. I have soaked it but I've given up. My pal is doing it for me next week - he's got his own repair workshop. Thanks again. 👍

@982678249

4 жыл бұрын

@@johngibson6787 Hello how's going? Did you get that bolt sorted out? How a about bushing that bolt goes through, did bushing stay intact when opening bolt (not sticked etc.)? I'm planning to replace rear springs also on this summer, so any experieces are interesting to hear 🙂 I may try to use spring compressor if it fits, then no disassembly needed. But if not fit then must disassemble as shown on video.

@johngibson6787

4 жыл бұрын

@@982678249 I took it to a garage in the end... and they sheared the bolt!! All I would say is probably TRY it the way I did. Spray and leave to soak overnight. Day of job, spray again then wire brush both ends to clean rust then spray again. Using an air impact wrench try to undo it. Switch to tighten - just for a second - then just keep doing that. 10-15 seconds undo. 1-2 seconds tighten until it loosens off. That's what I did with the shocks. It worked but still took about 20 mins of that - each side. Did nothing for the springs though. Tried a breaker bar but stopped when I thought if I keep going, it'll shear. This was all after trying it with with a ratchet (using the same tighten/loosen method) but that did nothing.

Is the mk3 the same as the mk4 when replacing the spring

@TeachDIY

6 жыл бұрын

The MK3 it's very similar to the MK4 but there's a difference on the way the control arm attaches to the hub carrier. On the MK3 the hub carrier holds the bushing. Once you remove the control arm bolt, you have to work the hub carrier out of the control arm with a screwdriver or similar. Do not carry out any work unless you are competent with tools, understand the risks involved and you know what you doing. All the best.

@markbrock4427

6 жыл бұрын

No its not...pain in the ass,spring is on the shock and needs compressed to fit if you are lucky enough to actually get the shock out lol....the pinch bolt will either break or be seized solid...springs are a bollocks to compress,especially the fronts..doing all mine tomorrow so wish me luck lol.... nowhere near as easy as the mk4

@anthonygreen9157

5 жыл бұрын

Mk3 and mk4 are completely different. No similarity at all. Mk3 is a strut suspension Mk4 is a double wishbone suspension. Mk3 needs the use of a spring compressor (nasty dangerous things)