fitting the rear shocks

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

the shocks arrived today and i wanted to fit them asap. the bottom 18mm bolt was a bitch .took me an hour to get out and when it came out ,the treads on the bolt were slightly fucked. can i use this bolt again ??

this is the old shock came of the drivers side ,had to hacksaw the top nut in the end

now this is the new shock came with all the bits and bobs in the picture ,i have some idea about the order they go on but want to make double sure .so can anybody confirm this pls????

-the metal washer thing goes on first
-than the black long plastic cover on top
-the rubber mount goes after
-and the circular metal plate on top
-and finally the nut

yeah ????????

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

looking at what you have there, the long plastic shroud thing goes on the shock first. Looks like its got a metal cap on it, so one of the rubber donuts goes on top of that, then through the arch, then the other donut, then the big washer (bent edge pointing upwards), then the little washer, then the nut.

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

your order is right schakal and the boilt should be ok.

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

i have done the job ,
putting the small metal washer on the shock and the black plastic cover

the rubber bit came apart into 2 pieces put one piece on top of the black plastic cover (under the arch )

and the other bit mates with it from the top

than the big metal washer and the nut . i did not know i was meant to tighten the top nut by getting the grip from that tiny metal end ,is that right ?

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

i really thought this was obvious stuff, children can do it.

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

right here is what i have done ,
lined the shock into the arch through the hole but did not tighten, i had to use the jack to lift the bottom of the shock a few cm s to line up with the hole on the axe and tightened the bolt. than tightened the top ends .

here are shots from each side

do they look tight enough or shall i use some more almighty like?????

and these are the minging shocks that came off ,the car seems to be higher about 1.5-2 cms after fitting the new shocks ,is this normal?????

and chris ,you are a fucking god if you can do this job in 25 minutes ,it took me 4 hours to do it my ass off Mad

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

i dont see what the point of the little washer is

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

that little washer stops here and the black plastic cover goes on top Wink

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

it took me 25 mins to do Marks whilst he waited, never even took the wheels off. Sometimes they are awkward though.

Did you check the length of the new ones against the old ones?

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

schakal wrote:

that little washer stops here and the black plastic cover goes on top Wink

Oh right, is there a little step on the shaft for the washer to sit on at that point then?

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

Chris H wrote:

it took me 25 mins to do Marks whilst he waited, never even took the wheels off. Sometimes they are awkward though.

Did you check the length of the new ones against the old ones?

no i never check the old ones against the new Rolling Eyes

dont tell me i have to take them out again now ???????

the old ones were totally fucked by the way ,rather dangerous as you can see in the pics

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

Quote:

Oh right, is there a little step on the shaft for the washer to sit on at that point then?

yes

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

nah it'll be fine.

Site Subscriber Joined: 01 Mar 2004 Posts: 458

where did you get the shocks from Schakal?
how do they feel? i need to do this soon but the top of the shock appears to be alot harder to get to on the cab because of the roof storage area.

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

he got em from e-bay. they are not dear, 50 quid for the pair from gsf

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

35quid inc p&p from ebay mate,they are not difficult to fit but tiring i would say .all my body aches today laying on the floor for 4hours trying to undo them buggery bolts .
did not have a chance to drive the car yet though but it sure will make a complete difference as the old shocks were totally fucked

the old shocks were not functioning at all chris ,would this be making the car look lowered at the back???
now i have the new shocks ,are they gonna settle and lower the car down a tad????

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

have you let the handbrake off since you fiteed them? Shoudl settle it.

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

no i did not ,i will do that .

after seeing the state the rear shocks were in ,now i am thinking of changing the front ones as well in the nearest future , the rear shocks came off the car were 2 different makes as well Mad

but first i will get it mot ed now and drive for a while to see the reliability of the engine etc

cheers chris

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

right whats happening here than ???? my ride height is obviously changed

before

after

had a little test drive after fitting the rear shocks ,the car is a beast Evil or Very Mad

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

lol its on stilts.

Compare the lengths between the new and old ones.

as thats 1.4 etc ride height.

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

are saying that i may have fitted 1.4 shocks ??????
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