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Albs Omega King Offline The upgrades are ongoing. Posts: 15083 North Essex Gender: Drives: 2000 2.5CD with LPG/Honda cbr600 FX	Re: Rear Shocks - Top Bolt Reply #15 - 04. Sep 2011 at 12:10 I presume you mean to cut the nut off the top ? I may have to, but Im ot that keen on all those sparks flying around the LPG tank. A hell of a way to find out you have a leak.
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RobG Omega Lord Offline I might have a link, pic or part number for that Posts: 7968 Bristol Gender: Drives: 53 plate 2.2 CD auto	Re: Rear Shocks - Top Bolt Reply #16 - 04. Sep 2011 at 20:11 Albs wrote on 04. Sep 2011 at 12:10: I presume you mean to cut the nut off the top ? I may have to, but Im ot that keen on all those sparks flying around the LPG tank. A hell of a way to find out you have a leak. Hacksaw then
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Omegatoy Omega Baron Offline Posts: 3030 sunny spain!!! Drives: Omega TD chipped of course,	Re: Rear Shocks - Top Bolt Reply #17 - 04. Sep 2011 at 20:34 ???? just put the big windy gun in there on full power and it whizzes them off without having to hold the top of the strut!!! easy!!
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Albs Omega King Offline The upgrades are ongoing. Posts: 15083 North Essex Gender: Drives: 2000 2.5CD with LPG/Honda cbr600 FX	Re: Rear Shocks - Top Bolt Reply #18 - 04. Sep 2011 at 20:49 I dont have a windy gun though.
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Re: Rear Shocks - Top Bolt
Reply #19 - 04. Sep 2011 at 20:50

RobG wrote on 04. Sep 2011 at 20:11:

Albs wrote on 04. Sep 2011 at 12:10:

I presume you mean to cut the nut off the top ?
I may have to, but Im ot that keen on all those sparks flying around the LPG tank. A hell of a way to find out you have a leak. Shocked

Hacksaw then Grin

Do they still make them ? Havent seen one for years.Thought they were obselete now. Cheesy

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Re: Rear Shocks - Top Bolt
Reply #20 - 05. Sep 2011 at 15:05

Well the shocks were changed last week, last ones were totally errr "used"

Thanks to the local fat man they were removed, a flat spot was made on the shock itself (first removing plastic gater) only tool to hand was a Dremel, did it ok though, big grips on the shock itself on the flat spot, while releasing the top nut. (which is 6mm)

Access was limited thanks to an LPG tank being in the way, really need to invest in a decent set of ratchet spanners!

Thanks to TB for giving up his time to get those sorted.

I managed to do the springs on my own! Shocked

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Re: Rear Shocks - Top Bolt
Reply #21 - 05. Sep 2011 at 21:03

Finished doing mine today.Large damp cloth sheet wrapped around the LPG bits to prevent stray sparks from blowing up me/the car/the village, Grin

.......angle grinder used to cut the top nut off the shock.
Now got a new steering idler fitted,a pair of rear springs which both have the same number of coils and a pair of Bilstein B4,s on the rear.The car feels a hell of a lot better. I still think the front is slightly vague, but if its anything serious the MOT man will pick up on it tomorrow morning.

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