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(Message started by: Kjetil S on Aug 16^th, 2006, 6:09pm)

Title: Spring replacement
Post by Kjetil S on Aug 16^th, 2006, 6:09pm

How on earth do I remove the rear springs on my saloon? I tried jacking it up and undoing the shocks, but the arm won't come down, and there is something coming down in the center of the spring which doesn't seem to come off (the thing which holds the yellow rubber piece).

Oh, and any advice on changing the front shocks, springs and spring bearings? Seems like I'll be doing that operation first by the looks of it.

Title: Re: Spring replacement
Post by Snoopy on Aug 17^th, 2006, 6:51am

YES! its all HERE (http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/manual/suspension/RearRSpring.pdf) for you

Title: Re: Spring replacement
Post by mr._floppy on Aug 17^th, 2006, 10:10am

Wow, that's a lot of work to replace the springs :'(

Are they broken or sagging ?

Would it not be easier to fit those rubber spring expanders that caravanners use for their tow car ?

Title: Re: Spring replacement
Post by Kjetil S on Aug 17^th, 2006, 10:53am

on 08/17/06 at 10:10:19, mr._floppy wrote:

Wow, that's a lot of work to replace the springs :'(

Mhm :-[

on 08/17/06 at 10:10:19, mr._floppy wrote:

Are they broken or sagging ?

They are about 2-3cm shorter than they were when new, so a bit sagging.

on 08/17/06 at 10:10:19, mr._floppy wrote:

Would it not be easier to fit those rubber spring expanders that caravanners use for their tow car ?

It would, but those are illegal (in Norway atleast).

Title: Re: Spring replacement
Post by Scorpioen84 on Aug 20^th, 2006, 1:55am

Hi Kjetil.

what type of spring are u replacing with.?

The front once are piese of kake... 3 nuts on top and som swearing and hamering on the botom an they are of... :P

Just have some gooood sping clamps.!

The rear is a female dog.! but we got them done to after a lot of ** annoy, anxiety, bedevil, dolor, excruciation, flog, importune, infestation, persecute, pester, problem, scourge, thrash, torture, trouble, worry - ing ** hours....

If they are just saging its no biggie.?
Front shocks are ekspensive... :-/

Title: Re: Spring replacement
Post by Kjetil S on Aug 20^th, 2006, 2:26am

Got a full set of Kilen springs and Monroe shocks.