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Author lowering my C tomorrow.... advice needed.
Robin
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25th Nov 06 at 22:29   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
... any clues as to how the front struts come off?

they don't have bolts on the top mounts like the B

I've seen a guide on Corsa-c.co.uk, but the pics dont work, so it doesn't really help

Diddon, Rich, RS6, MKC etc.... HELP
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Its held on at the top by a nut I think, strut pops through and nut goes onto that. I'm 99% sure anyway.
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25th Nov 06 at 22:36   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
thats what I thought, but I didn't want to go piling in undoing that nut, and having it spring off and bend something lower down
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No im certain it is, 18 or 19mm. The rest is straight forward.
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Cheers Joe
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Theres a little black cap over the end, take that off its under there. Or try doing with it on, might be tricky though.
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yeah, there's a cap, and an 18mm nut, and a 8mm hex on the strut spindle.

should be alright, i have a set of offset spanners at my disposal, and some new spring clamps
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they are the same set up as the lupo iirc

theres a 18mm nut that hold the top mount on, then comes throught the strut ant another nut on top the holds it in

easy to do, have fun
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3 hours to do all 4 corners? including taking pics?
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Probably less, they are very easy. About the same time as a Corsa B i'd say. Unless your slow at taking pics.
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took me 2 hors to do the lupo, with tea breaks, in the dark
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Hmmm, as long as the bolts come undone easily, I can't see it being that bad...

I can the bolts being a cunt though
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Its hardly an old car, they will be fine.
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I'll invest in some Plusgas to lube the threads just to be sure
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the antiroll bars can be trickey to get back in after
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hmmm, it's a stupid design. hopefully it won't be too much hassle though.

I suppose I could just leave it disconnected
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26th Nov 06 at 07:36   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
make a guide for corsasport robin
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its probably the same setup as the cally

take top nut off and itll drop then there another nut that holds it together
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Yeah, same as that Adam.

Drop link bolts were a pain in the arse.
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get teddy round to help, he knows what to do
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quote:
Originally posted by willay
make a guide for corsasport robin











































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