Changing top mounts..

10th October 2008, 17:20

Is there a way i can change my top mount and bearing, with out removing it all completely...

I dont have all the tools at home, and cant get the car to work tomorrow to do it, and i hardly know anything about saxos lol work on Audis all day...

So erm, yeah, can i change the top mount and bearing with out compleyely removing the strut and taking driveshafts out etc..

thank you please

10th October 2008, 17:32

yes!

dangerous though i do it when adjusting my shocks.

Jack car up take wheels off, compress the springs carefully.

Then take nut off top of shock. Take the three nutts off the top mount then under the car they will just come off.

Got to be very very careful mate.

Even to take struts out you can leave driveshafts on.

Take a look at my fitting front springs guide

I purely dont take struts off when adjusting shocks as my track rod ends are seized in.

Probably take the same amount of time to take strut out then dicking about compressing spring on the car.

10th October 2008, 17:53

Thank you steve...

do i need to undo anything else?

10th October 2008, 18:21

nope just compress sprints.

Need torx bit to sit in top of shock and swan neck spanner 18mm or 19mm cant remember and 13mm socket to loosten nuts on top thats it.

All in my guide mate but obv with struts off car but its the same on the car