Thanks for video, so I had both my front springs change at the dealer last week to my FR. Nothing had been touched since new in 2008, not an easy job so 4hrs labour which cost 3 times more than the parts. Huge respect for you tackling the job yourself. I need new disc backing plates as well, think i will tackle that myself in the summer. I am on the south coast and guy that worked on my car said the corrosion was very typical, with some much newer cars being worse though.
I was just winging it when I did mine Rob, and I think overall it took way longer than 4 hours 😅 but glad you got urs done and you're pleased with it. And yeah the corrosion ruins these cars, especially being beside the sea. You should manage the backing plates no probs. Worst part will be getting the old bolts/torx bolts out of them, but a wee slit cut into them with a grinder let's you use a flat head screwdriver to wind them out. Cheers 👍🏻
I know, it's a mix of being on the coast, the harsh Scottish weather and the salt they have on the roads up here. Horrible to see, so going to have to gradually sort it bit by bit 🤞🏻 cheers for watching 😊
Caithness car pal... moved with my Accord up here and in two winters underside aged 10year I invested in a mapp gas torch, just get nuts & bolts hot before even trying them.
Definitely sounds like a good investment 👌🏻 cheers!! Yeah it's unreal what the climate and conditions does to cars up here! Heartbreaking to see 😔 I'll look into that torch just now 😁👍🏻
I’ve done the same on my Cupra that seen 14 winters in Finland and wasn’t nearly as bad as yours, wasn’t easy at all but can’t complain seeing the hell you went through
I did this job a few weeks ago on my MK3 FR. What a tough job, getting those drive shafts back in was the hardest part for me. It's started shaking/vibrating exessively when driving over 25mph, any idea what it could be? Thanks.
Yeah it's a nasty job. Shaking and vibrations at a low speed like that sounds like something is still lose, maybe a bolt/nut or the wheel may not be sitting flush to the hub, making it slightly off balance. Worth taking it off and checking all surfaces are clean and tight together. Good luck with it
If you make sure both the inside of the hub and the shaft of the shock are clean, free of rust and greased up. Position the shock on top of the hub then you'll need a trolley jack to gently press up on the hub from underneath. A couple of gentle tabs on the hub as it goes up, should vibrate the shock and it should begin to go in. Having a spreader tool in the back of the hub should help it also 👍🏻
Cheers Ryan, yes it's the R I have, and as long as the diameter of the shock absorbers are correct (I believe upto 2 litre engines is 50mm and 2 litre and above is 55mm) then it should all fit fine. So yeah the 55mm shocks of the kit will fit perfectly. Big job tho 😬🙈 Good luck
I think it was the inner end of the suspension arms, but you might find throughout the job, you'll need to readjust or move them every so often so they don't get in the way. Always have the jack left in place as back up 👍🏻
