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BossBob Member Since: 30 Sep 2010 Location: Bristol Posts: 1402 |
I’d have been looking to have those suspension turrets treated or replaced and be worried what else was as bad! |
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6th Feb 2023 1:20 pm |
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deadbeatdad Member Since: 10 Oct 2022 Location: Scotland Posts: 91 |
ok got the job finished today and test drove it, all seems good.
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7th Feb 2023 10:19 pm |
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deadbeatdad Member Since: 10 Oct 2022 Location: Scotland Posts: 91 |
Once that was in place i put the drive shaft into the hub which it was tight fit and so i pulled it out cleaned the splines again and again but still it was tight once it was half way in. A few little taps on the back of the drive shaft ball and it did go in till it was about 3/4 of the way in.
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7th Feb 2023 10:28 pm |
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deadbeatdad Member Since: 10 Oct 2022 Location: Scotland Posts: 91 |
after watching that video i posted earlier i couldnt get my head around some of those torque settings so i had to get them off here instead.
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7th Feb 2023 10:51 pm |
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deadbeatdad Member Since: 10 Oct 2022 Location: Scotland Posts: 91 |
As for the rust well for the time being until i can get the lanoguard on her, i have a mixture of automatic transmission fluid duck oil and washing up liquid which i have in a spray bottle. The washing up liquid helps the duck oil and transmission fluid stick to metal and ive had good results with that too.
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7th Feb 2023 11:03 pm |
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deadbeatdad Member Since: 10 Oct 2022 Location: Scotland Posts: 91 |
i did have an ABS warning light on the dash when i took it out for a test drive however that came up as a wheel speed sensor but i cleared that and the light has stayed out |
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10th Feb 2023 12:00 pm |
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janderson41 Member Since: 11 Mar 2012 Location: Howwood Renfrewshire Posts: 439 |
Well done, Maurice. Been a long hard graft for you.
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11th Feb 2023 7:52 am |
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deadbeatdad Member Since: 10 Oct 2022 Location: Scotland Posts: 91 |
ha i wish, i still have the other side to do and im going to tackle that oil seal myself. Ive order an oil seal puller and a steering knuckle spreading tool.
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13th Feb 2023 12:42 pm |
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Bobupndown Member Since: 26 Dec 2014 Location: Upside down behind the TV! Posts: 2816 |
I replaced a broken front spring on my son's Polo last week. Bought the spreader sockets specifically for that job but turned out they didn't open the hub enough. Reverted to a cold chisel which would have worked perfectly well from the start. Landrover - turning owners into mechanics since 1948
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13th Feb 2023 1:26 pm |
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deadbeatdad Member Since: 10 Oct 2022 Location: Scotland Posts: 91 |
you would be surprised how many motor factors havent heard of Strut spreaders, even Bills Tool Store, those of you up here in Glasgow area will know he has everything tool wise, had never heard of them.
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13th Feb 2023 1:44 pm |
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I Like Chips Member Since: 25 Jun 2017 Location: Ascott Under Wychwood Posts: 1545 |
You can use a small cold chisel as a strut spreader |
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13th Feb 2023 6:16 pm |
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jules Member Since: 13 Dec 2007 Location: The Wilds of Warwickshire Posts: 5062 |
Yes you can Ive done it. But be careful you don't jam/clobber any locating pin on the lower part of the shock that goes inside the knuckle ( I don't know if the FL2 has them).
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13th Feb 2023 9:18 pm |
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deadbeatdad Member Since: 10 Oct 2022 Location: Scotland Posts: 91 |
this is the spreader tool it arrived this morning along with my oil seal removal tool. I also fitted the correct bolt that secures the drive shaft to the hub.
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15th Feb 2023 6:02 pm |
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ransoman Member Since: 07 Nov 2022 Location: Aberdeenshire Posts: 57 |
Where did you get the strut spreader from? I ended up using progressively larger hex sockets but I rounded the corners off of my cheap ones so it made the job that much harder. one of these definately seems like an essential tool. |
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17th Feb 2023 10:03 am |
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