Great job mate ! Please give un advise, what brand for replacement front coil springs do you recomand that the car should be almost like oem part? I have 2.0 tdi 140hp dsg model ...and i need to replace the springs...

@maxautouk

Жыл бұрын

KYB or Sachs tend to be good but there are many other decent brands out there too

Thank you!

@maxautouk

8 ай бұрын

You’re welcome ☺️

Hi, I'm hoping you can help. So I started this job on an identical vehicle, all is off apart from 1 bolt on the top of the shock absorber, it's just spinning the bolt along with the Shock Absorber threaded part. I've tried getting a socket onto the bottom side of the strut top mounting as it looks like it's a hex end, but cannot get anything on, also tried mole grips etc but no avail. Do you have any suggestions or any go-to's for this? I'm reluctantly going to have to drill the bolt through I think.

@maxautouk

2 жыл бұрын

Drilling through the spindle is an option, you can also cut the shaft itself with a grinder then stick it in a vice. You can also grind a flat on each side of the shock absorber insert so that the mole grips can't slip off that works really well The trick really is to clean the thread at the too really really well, it's generally dirt and dust getting bound up in the threads that makes it get stuck, you get the exact same issue with balljoint and such

Hi what size is the hex bolt driver for the strut shown at 1:30

@maxautouk

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment, I’m afraid it was so long ago I don’t remember but generally speaking most of them are 21mm

High! Great video. I just wondered if the tracking needs checked after this is completed.

@maxautouk

Жыл бұрын

It’s worth doing an alignment check, yes

@shugg4524

Жыл бұрын

Thanks.👍

@maxautouk

Жыл бұрын

Anytime

hi im just woundering going to do this job on same car you. you use a spanner and a hex to take the housing of the spring by spinning the hex. does it need to be done that way for a reason or can i just use a impact on it cheers

@maxautouk

Жыл бұрын

Yeah just use an impact, you may need to counter hold the hydraulic insert if it starts to spin

@wackey3455

Жыл бұрын

Thanks you

@maxautouk

Жыл бұрын

No problem

Thanks for this. Autodoc video mentions a "special shock absorber socket". What the hell is that?

@maxautouk

10 ай бұрын

Yes you can buy special tools to make removing the strut mount nut more easily but you don’t absolutely need it

@latmask00

10 ай бұрын

@@maxautouk I managed without the special tool. 😊👍

@maxautouk

10 ай бұрын

Well done!

Is taking the 3 bolts from the lower arm necessary

@maxautouk

Жыл бұрын

I guess at the time I thought so but you could also remove the balljoint the knuckle with a spanner on the big pin nut If you can do it without removing it then I’d be interested to know how you get on - the reason I disconnect it is because the bushes on these arms are known to fail sometimes and I don’t like to articulate them if I can help it

If you took caliper off and dislocated the steering arm you wouldn't neet to remove the hub

@maxautouk

Жыл бұрын

Great tip, thanks for taking the time to leave a comment

@seanwallace1972

Жыл бұрын

What socket did you use for the hub nut?

@maxautouk

Жыл бұрын

I’m sorry but I’m not exactly sure anymore this was a long time ago…