TD6 '02 FFRR Front Air Spring Removal and Refit |
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31 - Clingflim end of airline to keep clean until refit – 299 views
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32 - Where the Air bag lives :) – 313 viewsLooks like I have a bit of scrubbing sanding, derusting and painting to do up here!
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23 - Rel;easing the Spring from the top – 346 viewsUndo the innermost of the three nuts and mark the centre location of the bolt sticking through, for realignment when refitting (5/8" or 16mm socket needed)
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24 - Support the strut – 326 viewsBefore removing all three bolts, support the strut so that it doesn't drop. For me a small plank of wood under the strut and on top of the drive shaft did the job. The strut weighs about 35 lbs.
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25 - Gently bring the strut down and support it – 320 viewsHaving the inner wheel arch off helps with the airline having a bit more freedom. I rested the bag on top of the hub, to get to work on the airline.
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26 - Airline on Air Bag – 313 views
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27 - Clean the area around the airline – 308 viewsJust ensures no grit or dirt gets into the airline when you undo it, I gave things a good brush off and a blow
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13 removing inner wheel arch 4 – 305 viewsGetting it out, once you have undone all the fixing is a matter of tugging away from the inner sides and wiggling until it falls away from the main wheel arch rim. Not looking forward to putting it back in!
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19 - Views inside the wheel arch - Valve Block – 386 viewsRight, this is what your after, the valve block. On my car the lower yellow tube is for the drivers side (UK), the upper for the passenger side (UK). I'll need access to this when I do the passenger side strut, as it will still have air in it. Apparently you need to loosen one of the black airlines to release the air on the passenger side.
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20 - Back to the Tight One – 345 viewsHere's the kit that finally released the lower bolt. A 16" breaker bar (1/2"), 24mm six sided deep socket and three legs from the trampoline in the garden! - gave me about 5ft to lean on. After about 20 minutes of slowly turning the bolt a few taps with the clump hammer on the nut started the thing moving and eventually it just fell out.
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21 - Proof the bolt came out – 340 views
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22 - Separate the Strut from the hub – 343 viewsWith the bolts out I used a suitably sized cold chisel to lever the hub and the strut apart, no struggle here.
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