front air spring strip down/removal

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front air spring strip down/removal

Post by benp » Sun Dec 09, 2012 9:51 pm

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 :lol:

Jack and support the D3 removing the wheel

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deplete the air if you have an IID or similar .... I didn't really have to worry about this :roll: 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

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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

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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

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then remove the bolt from the heat shield 10 mm

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then work round the retaining nuts for the spring with the 15 mm spanner

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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.

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then undo the Voss connector 12mm spanner be aware of stored air pressure

remove the air line
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I would recommend covering the air line to prevent ingress of dirt ... I used summat rubbery



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a glove you dirty minded lot :roll:

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
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I measured the top nut before I undid it and noted it down .
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hold the spindle and undo the nut
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you are then faced with this
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I found they came out when tipped the spring upside down and gave it a knock with a hammer
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separate the spring with a good tap with the soft face hammer

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separate the seal


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and you can pull apart the spring




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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

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then listen to the air leak out or not as the case may be ;)

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Re: front air spring strip down/removal

Post by Devonchilliman » Sun Dec 09, 2012 10:28 pm

You're a braver man than me ...doing all that :thumbright:


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Re: front air spring strip down/removal

Post by Bodsy » Sun Dec 09, 2012 10:34 pm

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

Post by benp » Sun Dec 09, 2012 10:40 pm

Tlo in a rush no one else could get one for ages :cry: 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 :censored: d dont mess about with seals ;)


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Re: front air spring strip down/removal

Post by PillowSmuggler » Sun Dec 09, 2012 10:57 pm

Nice job Ben, very nice :thumbright: :thumbright: :thumbright:


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Re: front air spring strip down/removal

Post by marco110 » Mon Dec 10, 2012 7:05 am

Good work !! :thumbright:
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

Post by Bodsy » Mon Dec 10, 2012 8:40 am

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

Post by CDS » Mon Dec 10, 2012 10:20 am

NIce job Ben - hopefully I won't need to use your 'how to' :lol:


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Re: front air spring strip down/removal

Post by tolley » Mon Jan 21, 2013 7:33 pm

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Re: front air spring strip down/removal

Post by Devonchilliman » Mon Jan 21, 2013 7:58 pm

Enjoyed that YouTube clip :thumbright:


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