Ian C
27-11-05, 12:12
I did this a while back and have only just written it up... (easier with two people, one do-er and one helper! A suprisingly quick job to do, especially if you have the help of Soop Dogg who's done it before a few times :D )
Take the wheel off (01)
WD40 the two big bolts that hold the brake caliper on (02)
Undo all three strut tower nuts but leave one on a couple of turns - this will hold the coilovers in place once they are disconnected from the suspension. (04)
The Ohlins springs on this car didn't need spring compressors to install/remove, but the temporary Bilstein ones did. Use spring compressors on the springs as shown in the pictures. The compressors need to be located so that when the shock is installed on the car, they are to the left and the right of the shock - otherwise they intefere and you can't fit the shock. Line them up as shown in the pictures (06).
Undo the lower mount bolt (07). Use an extension bar to push the bolt through, otherwise it will bind up under the pressure of the spring (08).
Once this bolt is out, the shock is disconnected from the suspension (09) so you need to push the wheel hub down as far as you can and get the lower shock mount out (10).
You can now remove the last strut tower nut and catch the coilover as it falls out (11, 12).
Make sure you install the new shock the right way around :) (13)
To get the new shock on, install the top first into the strut tower mount and put on one nut a couple of turns to make sure it doesn't fall back out. Then push the wheel hub down as far as you can and slot the lower shock mount over the suspension arm (14) - pretty much the reverse of how you removed it.
Slot the lower mount bolt through the shock. You will need to move the wheel hub up and down to ge the bolt all the way through (15)
Do the lower mount nut up to a given value of FT (16)
Remove the spring compressors - should be simple enough if you put them in the right place :) (17)
Reinstall brake caliper and wheel.
-Ian
Take the wheel off (01)
WD40 the two big bolts that hold the brake caliper on (02)
Undo all three strut tower nuts but leave one on a couple of turns - this will hold the coilovers in place once they are disconnected from the suspension. (04)
The Ohlins springs on this car didn't need spring compressors to install/remove, but the temporary Bilstein ones did. Use spring compressors on the springs as shown in the pictures. The compressors need to be located so that when the shock is installed on the car, they are to the left and the right of the shock - otherwise they intefere and you can't fit the shock. Line them up as shown in the pictures (06).
Undo the lower mount bolt (07). Use an extension bar to push the bolt through, otherwise it will bind up under the pressure of the spring (08).
Once this bolt is out, the shock is disconnected from the suspension (09) so you need to push the wheel hub down as far as you can and get the lower shock mount out (10).
You can now remove the last strut tower nut and catch the coilover as it falls out (11, 12).
Make sure you install the new shock the right way around :) (13)
To get the new shock on, install the top first into the strut tower mount and put on one nut a couple of turns to make sure it doesn't fall back out. Then push the wheel hub down as far as you can and slot the lower shock mount over the suspension arm (14) - pretty much the reverse of how you removed it.
Slot the lower mount bolt through the shock. You will need to move the wheel hub up and down to ge the bolt all the way through (15)
Do the lower mount nut up to a given value of FT (16)
Remove the spring compressors - should be simple enough if you put them in the right place :) (17)
Reinstall brake caliper and wheel.
-Ian