TD6 '02 FFRR Front Air Spring Removal and Refit |
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54 - Wheel Arch Liner – 330 viewsRAVE simply says refit liner (oh yeah!) Get it roughly in position. Might help to warm it up to make it more pliable, especially around the outer edge. I started at the front, getting the lower part up and over the back of the bumper bits and then gently started to lever the outer edge behind the wing. YOu should get to a point where the bolt on the wing pops through the hole. Put the nut on!
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55 - Wheel Arch Liner – 291 viewsThe separate rubber bit that goes at the bottom has a hidden plastic pop rivet you need to fix before refitting the liner. I forgot this, but wasn't going to remove the liner again! Just keep pushing and prodding, working the outer edge inside the wing, and eventually everything will be in place. For the three plastic nuts, use a bit of silicon or some kind of goo to seal these holes, not needed on the other fittings though. Difficult to photograph and do this at the same time.
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56 - Finished at last – 291 viewsBack on all four wheels. Set in Off Road measured bottom of rim to wing on both sides and left it overnight. No change the following morning so hopefully this means no leaks. Will test again by removing fuse 37, just in case the car sorts itself out whilst I am not there!
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57 - Finished at last – 268 viewsAir suspension probably needs to be calibrated after all the messing about, and the FFRR needs a damn good clean. Been off the road for over four weeks whilst waiting for my RSW All Comms and doing this work. Hope this helps someone :)
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54 - Depressurising the Drivers Side (UK/RHD) – 242 views
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52 - New Passenger Side Strut – 234 viewsLabel - made in EU.
Part number is RNB000750
Drivers side part number is RNB000740
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53 - Big Bolts ready to go back on – 225 viewsAll went back together OK. You have to be patient to get the suspension back into trim - it won't sort itself out immediately. So let the airbag firm up and find its initial level. Then switch off the car and start up again, drive backwards and forwards a bit to take any stresses out of the suspension, then try all the height settings, dropping to access height first. You may need to cycle the ignition again before it sorts itself out. Off road height happened in seconds instead of minutes now!
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48 - Passenger Side Strut – 240 viewsTop end
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49 - Passenger Side Strut – 238 viewsThe Air Bag - again in good condition
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50 - Depressurising the Passenger Side (UK/RHD) – 266 views
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51 - New Passenger Side Air Suspension Strut – 234 viewsThis one wasn't a Delphi (well it didn't have a Delphi label on it) although the bag was the same
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43 - Pasenger Side Removal – 250 viewsThis was much more straight forward (it's only always difficult the first time!) Fortunately neither of the big bolts was seized. I had the strut out inside three quarters of an hour from start. I won't go step by step on this one, just highlights.
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