Re: Front spring replacement procedure

[Aleksander Mierzwa <alexaudi@kki.net.pl>]

At 14:11 99-09-18 GMT, Eyvind Spangen wrote:

>I need to change the springs on my '87 5k. The rear went ok, really
>easy when I figured out how to undo the nut on the top of the shock.
>
>But the front springs are harder. There is just not enough room to get
>it in/out without dropping the whole strut assembly, and with the
>drive axles, tie rods, stabilizer bars etc etc, is this a job I don't
>want to do. Is there any way of getting the spring in/out without
>dropping the strut?

None that I know of.

>BTW: On my dad's Toyota Camry, the spring/shock asembly are fastened
>by two big screws, so you can remove the whole assembly without even
>touching the drive axle/tie rod. I think the german men who designed
>the Audi system took a "schnaps" too much when drawing.. :-)

However, if you need to replace the shocks only on your dad's Camry you
also have to remove the strut, compress the spring etc., while on Audi you
can replace the shocks without even jacking up the car. And the shocks need
replacement at least twice as often as the springs.

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Aleksander Mierzwa
Warsaw, Poland
87 5KT