front air spring strip down/removal
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front air spring strip down/removal
as ever just a guide and if you break yours we was only trying to help
tools
Jack
stands & chocks etc
24mm deep socket/spanner
22mm socket/spanner
10 mm spanner
12mm spanner
15mm RATCHET spanner (you will cry if you try with an ordinary spanner or a crow foot imho)
Torque wrench
flat blade screw driver
posi driver
long nose/snipe nose pliers
bull nose pliers
soft face hammer and a soft drift
Air compressor if you are replacing the seals not required for replacing the spring complete
oh daylight would be handy too
Jack and support the D3 removing the wheel
deplete the air if you have an IID or similar .... I didn't really have to worry about this and if you dont have a tool I would suggest when time comes just steadily slack the voss connector
remove the grill and the head light to give access to the wheel trim screw
you then work round all the plastic expansion rivets I found the best way was to start them with a flat blade and then pull them out with a pair of long nose pliers
take out the inner wing cover to aid access there are loads of screws and rivets now I knew mine wasn't going strait back together so I put the screws back where they came from
then I cracked the shock absorber bolt so it was loose but still in place 24mm and 22mm
then remove the bolt from the heat shield 10 mm
then work round the retaining nuts for the spring with the 15 mm spanner
now with some inevitability the back nut was a complete bu66er to get off you can only get an 1/8 th of a turn on it and if I hadn't had a 15 mm ratchet spanner I suspect the will to live would have been lost
I got all the nuts free then put the one that doesn't clamp the bracket round the voss connector back to hold the spring on.
then undo the Voss connector 12mm spanner be aware of stored air pressure
remove the air line
I would recommend covering the air line to prevent ingress of dirt ... I used summat rubbery
a glove you dirty minded lot
remove the shocker bolt and undo the last spring bolt and remove the spring. If you are replacing the spring and shocker complete do it now
pull out the plastic stop rivet
I measured the top nut before I undid it and noted it down .
hold the spindle and undo the nut
you are then faced with this
I found they came out when tipped the spring upside down and gave it a knock with a hammer
separate the spring with a good tap with the soft face hammer
separate the seal
and you can pull apart the spring
remove the bump stop to change the large O rings clean every thing and re assemble I used a bit of thin oil on the O rings to help with the re assembly, get the seal started as best as you can replace the top seals and nut then pump it up with an air line
then listen to the air leak out or not as the case may be
replace or refit the spring as required to the disco
tools
Jack
stands & chocks etc
24mm deep socket/spanner
22mm socket/spanner
10 mm spanner
12mm spanner
15mm RATCHET spanner (you will cry if you try with an ordinary spanner or a crow foot imho)
Torque wrench
flat blade screw driver
posi driver
long nose/snipe nose pliers
bull nose pliers
soft face hammer and a soft drift
Air compressor if you are replacing the seals not required for replacing the spring complete
oh daylight would be handy too
Jack and support the D3 removing the wheel
deplete the air if you have an IID or similar .... I didn't really have to worry about this and if you dont have a tool I would suggest when time comes just steadily slack the voss connector
remove the grill and the head light to give access to the wheel trim screw
you then work round all the plastic expansion rivets I found the best way was to start them with a flat blade and then pull them out with a pair of long nose pliers
take out the inner wing cover to aid access there are loads of screws and rivets now I knew mine wasn't going strait back together so I put the screws back where they came from
then I cracked the shock absorber bolt so it was loose but still in place 24mm and 22mm
then remove the bolt from the heat shield 10 mm
then work round the retaining nuts for the spring with the 15 mm spanner
now with some inevitability the back nut was a complete bu66er to get off you can only get an 1/8 th of a turn on it and if I hadn't had a 15 mm ratchet spanner I suspect the will to live would have been lost
I got all the nuts free then put the one that doesn't clamp the bracket round the voss connector back to hold the spring on.
then undo the Voss connector 12mm spanner be aware of stored air pressure
remove the air line
I would recommend covering the air line to prevent ingress of dirt ... I used summat rubbery
a glove you dirty minded lot
remove the shocker bolt and undo the last spring bolt and remove the spring. If you are replacing the spring and shocker complete do it now
pull out the plastic stop rivet
I measured the top nut before I undid it and noted it down .
hold the spindle and undo the nut
you are then faced with this
I found they came out when tipped the spring upside down and gave it a knock with a hammer
separate the spring with a good tap with the soft face hammer
separate the seal
and you can pull apart the spring
remove the bump stop to change the large O rings clean every thing and re assemble I used a bit of thin oil on the O rings to help with the re assembly, get the seal started as best as you can replace the top seals and nut then pump it up with an air line
then listen to the air leak out or not as the case may be
replace or refit the spring as required to the disco
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Re: front air spring strip down/removal
You're a braver man than me ...doing all that
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Re: front air spring strip down/removal
So was definately the bag at fault then? Where did you get the replacement?
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Re: front air spring strip down/removal
Tlo in a rush no one else could get one for ages ho hum tis only money .... well overdraft
Cliff the spring is a piece of pi$$ to change tbh ... if any of you get an ail leak spray some soapy water round the spring if it bubbles near the ally sheath the air bag is f d dont mess about with seals
Cliff the spring is a piece of pi$$ to change tbh ... if any of you get an ail leak spray some soapy water round the spring if it bubbles near the ally sheath the air bag is f d dont mess about with seals
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club dog guard in-out-in-out-in-out-in-out-in-out-in-out-in-out-in-out-in-out-in-out-in-out....club the dog is dead but cant change the signature
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club dog guard in-out-in-out-in-out-in-out-in-out-in-out-in-out-in-out-in-out-in-out-in-out....club the dog is dead but cant change the signature
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Re: front air spring strip down/removal
Nice job Ben, very nice
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Re: front air spring strip down/removal
Good work !!
If this can be useful, I found this:
http://finder.koni.com/pdf/2100-4069-manual.pdf
If this can be useful, I found this:
http://finder.koni.com/pdf/2100-4069-manual.pdf
Fitting KONI FSD 2100-4069
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Re: front air spring strip down/removal
The koni instructions are great, I've used it before. I have a pair of rear springs ready to put new shocks into here, then will swap them over when I get a roundtoit. I think you can get them at b&q although I do need quite a few of them.....
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Re: front air spring strip down/removal
NIce job Ben - hopefully I won't need to use your 'how to'
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