Author |
Topic: Fitting estate rear shocks (Read 731 times) |
|
gozz
Senior Member
Been around awhile
 
Posts: 3475
|
 |
Re: Fitting estate rear shocks
« Reply #1 on: Aug 24th, 2009, 9:58pm » |
 Quote  Modify
|
Tim.
The connection refers to the airline fitted on some saloons with pneumatic self levelling.Estates have self contained levelling within the special shocker and have one nut on the top and two bolts on the bottom,no other fittings.You need to consult Highlander about changing them as he has much experience,you may need to remove the entire trailing arm.
GOZZ.
|
|
 IP Logged |
|
|
|
Highlander
Moderator
Expert
13 Scorpios, XR4x4, Suzuki SJ413 for off road :)
Posts: 8244
|
|
Re: Fitting estate rear shocks
« Reply #2 on: Aug 24th, 2009, 11:20pm » |
Quote Modify
|
I do them the dodgy way 
cant find the estate rear axle assembly picute now, has it been moved/deleted??
heres the saloon, different but we can use it
two different versions, i'm guessing yours being a P reg may be the newer one with the twin mounting bushes on the diff backplate but the principle is the same
What i do is remove the rear shock top and bottom nuts/bolts
remove the two screws/clamps holding the stabiliser bar ( 8 ) to the chassis (theyre not shown on the diagram but you'll see them easily enough)
then unscrew bolt 23 which is behind the diff, its not too clear on this diagram where it is but it goes through the hole at the back of the subframe between the two bushes (7)
then undo bolts (16) one each side and (17) two each side, this will release the subframe.
Then what i do is jack the car body up slowly, keeping a VERY careful eye on the rear brake flexi hoses, dont jack it so far that it stretches them.
The springs and shocks will fall out now
|
|
IP Logged |
on Oct 17th, 2011, 12:35pm, Simmo wrote:I give up !  Too much for an old boy!  |
|
|
|
|
Tim_Lusername
Junior Member
1995 2.9 24v
Posts: 86
|
|
Re: Fitting estate rear shocks
« Reply #3 on: Aug 29th, 2009, 5:31pm » |
Quote Modify
|
Gozz - Thanks for the info.
Highlander - Thank you for the step by step details. One thing I'm not sure about is the jacking business. Do I take it I undo all the bolts with the wheel in place and the car on the ground and then jack the car up to get the springs out? If so how easy is it to reach the stabiliser bar clamps?
Just out of interest how long roughly do you think it will take to do the job?
Thanks again
Tim
|
|
IP Logged |
|
|
|
shooshyneman
Full Member
3 x 2.5TD estates. Then there were no scorpios
Posts: 133
|
|
Re: Fitting estate rear shocks
« Reply #4 on: Nov 21st, 2009, 12:11pm » |
Quote Modify
|
I dont like undoing things they break or never go back together! I replaced my shocker 98 td estate (there is no pipe) as indicated in the manuals the estate is different to the saloon. Just jacked up the car put on axle stands, removed wheel used jack to support wheel hub undid shock absorber bolts 1 top 2 lower, seperated arm to stabiliser bar and lowered the hub. It nearly all came out. Spring needed a little compressing, so made some small spring compressors and hey presto spring and shocker were released. Just did revese to refit.
|
|
IP Logged |
|
|
|
|
Home
Help
Search
Members
Login
Reply
Send Topic
Print