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HELP :)
Hey I just got my springs in and they didn't come with any instructions, Can someone help me or point me to a DIY on this, I need to jack the car up and set it on stands and then use a spring clamp and all that but what do i need to do!? Someone Please help
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From: Canovanas, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, US
Rep Power: 0 Dakker, basically what I did, was that I jack the car up,(for the front)
Then, I removed the three nuts on the top of the strut. (nothing happens)
then the 2 big bolts of the bottom of the strut.
you can use a bar to put pressure at the bottom of the strut so you can take the 2 bolts easier.
now the strut is loose but still hooked up to the terminal
but thats ok cause you can turn it horizontally and have enough space to compress the spring. (you know what I mean)
Now it's just one big piece attached to the terminal.
You'll need a spring compressor BEFORE removing the top big nut.
As soon as you get the spring compressed and you see that there's play in the spring (loose),
get an allen wrench at the top of the strut and an open end wrench to remove the nut. Again, make sure that the spring is compressed and that you can see that is loose (not touching the top plate where the big nut is!)
Once you remove the nut, take out the spring
take the compressor appart
put the compressor in the new spring
put the new spring in the strut
make sure you put the end of the spring in place because the bottom of where the spring sits, has the shape of the spring, this prevents the spring from moving.
Bend the tabs that holds the bottom of the spring.
Install the top plate and the nut, and tighten it.
Remove the compressor.
Everything else is in reverse order!
Now the rear is the same.
the difference is that there is 2 nuts on the trunk instead of 3
and one long bolt at the bottom
Just jack the car again
open the trunk
pull the gray cover on the corners
remove 2 nuts
here I used another jack to place it under the bottom of the strut so it doesn't fall
then I removed the long bolt
the whole thing comes out.
remove the spring as the front springs
installation in reverse order
Note: try not to twist the silver part of the strut when turning the Big nut!
Is really easy, the most important thing is the strut compressor and the right tools and the order of doing thing!
I'm sure there's got to be many ways to do it but i did it myself with no problems!
Hope this helps
Then, I removed the three nuts on the top of the strut. (nothing happens)
then the 2 big bolts of the bottom of the strut.
you can use a bar to put pressure at the bottom of the strut so you can take the 2 bolts easier.
now the strut is loose but still hooked up to the terminal
but thats ok cause you can turn it horizontally and have enough space to compress the spring. (you know what I mean)
Now it's just one big piece attached to the terminal.
You'll need a spring compressor BEFORE removing the top big nut.
As soon as you get the spring compressed and you see that there's play in the spring (loose),
get an allen wrench at the top of the strut and an open end wrench to remove the nut. Again, make sure that the spring is compressed and that you can see that is loose (not touching the top plate where the big nut is!)
Once you remove the nut, take out the spring
take the compressor appart
put the compressor in the new spring
put the new spring in the strut
make sure you put the end of the spring in place because the bottom of where the spring sits, has the shape of the spring, this prevents the spring from moving.
Bend the tabs that holds the bottom of the spring.
Install the top plate and the nut, and tighten it.
Remove the compressor.
Everything else is in reverse order!
Now the rear is the same.
the difference is that there is 2 nuts on the trunk instead of 3
and one long bolt at the bottom
Just jack the car again
open the trunk
pull the gray cover on the corners
remove 2 nuts
here I used another jack to place it under the bottom of the strut so it doesn't fall
then I removed the long bolt
the whole thing comes out.
remove the spring as the front springs
installation in reverse order
Note: try not to twist the silver part of the strut when turning the Big nut!
Is really easy, the most important thing is the strut compressor and the right tools and the order of doing thing!
I'm sure there's got to be many ways to do it but i did it myself with no problems!
Hope this helps
