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| mfoobar | Jul 4 2015, 09:20 AM Post #16 |
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Cheers for the photos. I did wonder where the new rubber 'cylinder' bit went... I thought it was actually a separate mount for somewhere else! I didn't realise it was actually the mount itself. What is the steel bracket on the ground next to the bottle jack? Is that a bracket you had to remove as part of this, or is that something else? -Matt |
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| mfoobar | Jul 4 2015, 08:11 PM Post #17 |
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So, I got stuck into it this afternoon. All was fairly straight forward. Although if I didn't have your pics I wouldn't have known where that extra rubber block went. The first side took me about 1.5 hours, mainly due to trying to get the plastic covers off and the bolts undone. The other side only took about half an hour. All the screws holding the plastic on had sized so I had to hit them with a chisel until the disintegrated. I've not put the covers back on yet, but will do so once I get some new screws. Whilst I was at it, I replaced the rear shocks too... the van now is soooo much smoother! I've had a long term leak out one hub seal, and so taking in to main dealer on Monday morning to get sorted as that is not something I want to do myself. -Matt |
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| Spooky_b329 | Jul 4 2015, 08:19 PM Post #18 |
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Well done. I made a real meal of the first side, took me three evenings (only short stints due to interruptions) to do the first side, mainly because I painstakingly undid the extremely tight bolts one ratchet click at a time, until I realised I had missed out the step of removing the lower mount (that bracket). The other side was about an hour, mainly as I forgot to something during reassembly and had to start again. (went and looked at a lovely Daily today, 2012 35s17 (yes, 170hp!) in blue and with lots of toys, but frustratingly it turned out to be an auto. Even the dealer mentioned it was quite jerky during gear changes) |
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| mfoobar | Jul 4 2015, 08:32 PM Post #19 |
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I didn't undo that lower bracket. I only undid 4 bolts: the big central one, and the 3 around the edge of the mount. I was able to jack the body up high enough to slide the mount out. I'm still a bit confused by that extra rubber block on the top. That does seem to be the only place it could go, but I don;t see the point as I can;t see how there would be any major forces acting on it. -Matt |
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| Spooky_b329 | Jul 5 2015, 06:55 AM Post #20 |
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Well I got all the bolts off and couldn't jack the body high enough to get the mount out, it either started bending the wheel arch etc or lifting the van off its axle stands. Amazed you got it done that quickly as theres not much room to get the spanners in there. Don't know what the block is for either...is it rubber? It seemed very hard to me. I'd have been confused but someone had assembled it in the box, almost looks like it had been a customer return. The other side was in bits in the packaging. |
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| mfoobar | Jul 5 2015, 09:14 PM Post #21 |
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Yeah, the van did make quite a few creaking and cracking noises as I jacked the body up. I think that was just the rust shifting though! If I did it again, I'd loosen the central bolts on both sides first before jacking it up to reduce the twisting. I've just driven from Bristol down to Devon and back today and the ride is sooooo much better. No more clanks and bangs as I go over ruts and bumps. The rear shocks have also made a massive difference. When I pulled the old ones off and pushed them in and out, they didn't feel too bad and I was wondering if I was replacing something un-necessarily. But the corner is so much flatter and more stable now. Especially going around large roundabouts, or those 270-degree motorway junction loops. -Matt |
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| yiannism | Jul 6 2015, 08:48 AM Post #22 |
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Hello, I did mine couple of months ago. Cranking noises when lifting the van are normal..coming from leafspring suspension..it is mud, rust e.t.c. The job is not so hard to do..i removed the wheel and put the whishbone / arm..or dont know what is called...to sit on a thick large piece of wood. Then i put my jack on that wishbone...and took another pienece of wood...a bit curved and put it inside the wheel arch. Cabin is gone up..and changed both cabs mounts. My kit i purchased had 2 aluminium blocks inside...i called them and they say is to for support...i did not quite understood what he meant...but i did not use them...even if i wanted to..i could not find a place to put them ![]() so cab mounts are done...and job is done....cranking noises solved by spraying grease lubricant inside the leafspring...up and down side. well i always put grease or silicone lubricant all over bushes, Ujoins, brake cables...u know...every 3-4 months..because of weather conditions..( seaside, winter, snow e.t.c ) because of the trips i do. John |
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