changing rear springs..

danthemann · Post by **danthemann** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 8:46 pm

how easy is this? and anyone got any tips or anything for when i come to do mine sat?

Post by **matty101** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:06 pm

easy mate took my bro 2 mins to change mine.....but he was a vauxhaul mechinc

danthemann · Post by **danthemann** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:08 pm

im qualified mechanic..but not changed corsa rear springs before lol..i have no doubt that i cant do it,just thought if anyone has some tips to make it easier it would be good lol

breathecosse · Post by **breathecosse** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:09 pm

Dead easy Dan.
Easiest way to do it at home would be.
1 side at a time.
Use a trolley jack, Jack the beam next to the strut, Undo the strut top nut
and let off the jack. Spring will drop out. Replace. jack back up the beam replace top nut
and repeat on other side.

bluecorsab · Post by **bluecorsab** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:22 pm

i find it easier to jack the car up 1 side and take out the bottom bolt on the strut, then just pull the bean down and take the spring out, fit new one and then just push the beam up to put the bolt back in....you can change both in under 10 minutes

danthemann · Post by **danthemann** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:33 pm

cheers..sounds easy enough lol

roperstun · Post by **roperstun** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:56 pm

jack the car up using the rear beam then support the sides on axle stands then slowly lower the rear beam till they fall out being carefull nt to snap ur brake lines.

if they dnt drop out undo the bottom bolt on the struts and then lower the beam some more and they will fall out

Post by **Octane2097** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 10:39 pm

http://forums.corsa-b.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=105&t=11222

danthemann · Post by **danthemann** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 10:57 pm

sounds more complicated than i know its gonna be lol.

breathecosse · Post by **breathecosse** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 11:10 pm

You'll manage it easy Dan. If you get stuck give me a shout.

roperstun · Post by **roperstun** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 11:16 pm

tbh dan if u cant do it u dnt belong near a car

danthemann · Post by **danthemann** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 11:18 pm

thats what i mean,i know its gonna be easy enough,but that guide makes it sound complicated lol

roperstun · Post by **roperstun** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 11:19 pm

tbh dan as soon as u start url see how to do it its common sense

danthemann · Post by **danthemann** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 11:48 pm

yeh,i only had a quick look and figured how its gotta be done.fronts were piece of piss to do as well.

Post by **Octane2097** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 1:56 am

guide would be better with pics, i did mean to upload em, sadly i had a computer crash and lost em, soon as i can get em back il update it

but it is really easy to do anyway

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