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Jamie-C
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28th Apr 10 at 13:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote


My dad told me he'll do it and show me how so I can do it the next time, but I'm impatient and told him I'm going to try it

Is this how

Is this the right way to do it?

Put the jack here, at the very bottom of the shock absorber with a bit of pressure.



Then undo these two nuts,





Then let the jack down slowly and the whole suspension unit should lower with it without breaking my teeth?

Or should I leave it for the auld man?

Its a MK3 Polo btw



I have a lot to learn
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Rear suspension is easy and yeh looks about right. when i did my corsa i used a spare wheel to hold it up. Also are you changing the shock with it or just the springs. if its just the springs then you should be able to undo it from the hub and not from the top.
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quote:
Originally posted by Twitch
Rear suspension is easy and yeh looks about right. when i did my corsa i used a spare wheel to hold it up. Also are you changing the shock with it or just the springs. if its just the springs then you should be able to undo it from the hub and not from the top.


Springs and shocks bud. I'm a bit weary of doing it as I have no spring compressors and I don't facy a spring whacking me in the face
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Fuck it. If I'm not online tonight I'll be in hospital
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well i changed one on a astra MK3 without a jack i just pushed it up and got someone to bolt the top on. its honestly not as hard as you may think. for doing both then you've got it set right the weight of the car on the jack and shock will hold it togeather. IMO go for it. best way to learn is to have a go at it yourself
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Ask on a VW Site.
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do not do the fronts without spring compressos!!
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quote:
Originally posted by Toby
do not do the fronts without spring compressos!!


This

Project Scarlett - http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=661417
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And buy some proper axle stands
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I've undone them 2 nuts that I took a photo of, do I just lower the jack now? Or will the spring do something crazy if I lower the jack?
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quote:
Originally posted by SR-91
And buy some proper axle stands


Yea I would need to tbh
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Lower it slowly and should be fine. jsut be careful not the safest way about it!
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Good luck with the fronts on a mk3!

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How did you manage to get into that nut thats inside the axle??You just need to slacken and remove the bolt from the other end of it.
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Looks like that'll be failing the MOT...
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quote:
Originally posted by Monster
Looks like that'll be failing the MOT...


why?
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quote:
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quote:
Originally posted by Monster
Looks like that'll be failing the MOT...


why?


Rust?
Scotty C
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Brake pipes look fudged.
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quote:
Originally posted by VegasPhil
Good luck with the fronts on a mk3!


+1. They're a right twat to do!
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quote:
Originally posted by jimmy 2.1
quote:
Originally posted by VegasPhil
Good luck with the fronts on a mk3!


+1. They're a right twat to do!


My dads doing them I'm not even going to attempt them tbh

quote:
Originally posted by Monster
Brake pipes look fudged.


How does it look fudged?

quote:
Originally posted by Jez_B
quote:
Originally posted by l15ter
quote:
Originally posted by Monster
Looks like that'll be failing the MOT...


why?


Rust?


Its only surface rust whole car is solid except in where the battery is, leaks into my footwell
Scotty C
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Just look rusted to feck
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Monster's right. You'll probably get a fail for 'corroded pipes'
Jamie-C
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There just caked with dirt

Went out and cleaned the one thats pictured, its solid other than a small bit of surface rust on a bit of it.

Would it fail MOT on that?

 
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