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TechnoTurkey:
Morning all,

A little inspection last night revealed that both of my shock turrets are rotten and I will need to replace them, how tricky is this?

There is also something a little strange going on with my drivers side spring where is seats on the axle, it seems to be sitting on an angle - will get some pics and post when I can.

clbarclay:
Check your spring seat mount on the axle, it could well be rotten.


As for turrets, they are not very hard to remove, but they are held down by 4 bolts on a ring (sandwiched between the chassis and the spring). these are notorious ******* for stripping threads (have a cold chisel and hammer to hand) or the bolts shearing if you try to remove them, and will almost certainly need replacing.

TechnoTurkey:
Thanks for that, what can I do if the spring seat is rotten?

Eeyore:

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If you mean the bit of pressed plate at the bottom of the spring; then take the spring out, remove the shock and unbolt them. Fit some new ones and reassemble. Annoyingly, you do have to take the shock out to do this. Which will more than likely mean replacing the shock as well (because, dang, do them nuts ever seize on).

And lo, what should be a simple job becomes a more involved, and more expensive one. On the plus side (yes, there is one), you don't need spring compressors or fancy kit to do the job. Just a selection of spanners, a trolley jack and endless, endless patience. As said above, a hammer and pointy hard-stick often helps too......

cheers
 8)
Eeyore

Replace two front shocks - 3hrs
Replace four rear shocks - 30 mins

TechnoTurkey:
Another weekend before the damn thing is on the road then!

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