Had a successful week, well relatively speaking...

Post Mon May 30, 2005 11:36 am

Managed to finish changing my rear top mounts, the difference is unbelievable, and also sorted my oil leak!!!

Post Mon May 30, 2005 11:44 am

nice one steve.

I still got one side to do but im gona leave it till i get the e46 convertable ones.

Post Mon May 30, 2005 1:23 pm

What kind of difference did it make? I didnt think something so small would make much of a difference?

Post Mon May 30, 2005 6:45 pm

Adammcf wrote:What kind of difference did it make? I didnt think something so small would make much of a difference?

The back end feels a lot more solid now, goes aroung corners lovely. It's felt a bit loose for a long time. There was a about 4-5 mm play between the mount and the collar on the one shock!!

Post Mon May 30, 2005 7:44 pm

Nice one Steve, easy job ain't it!

It can definitely make a huge difference if your old ones are worn, also a common source of rear end knocks!

Post Mon May 30, 2005 7:52 pm

Yeah, easy enough Si, first one took about an hour and a half, the other one less than an hour!! Doesn't help when you lose some of the nuts down between the wheel arch and seat belt mount pressings tho!!!

Post Mon May 30, 2005 7:55 pm

325SME wrote: Doesn't help when you lose some of the nuts down between the wheel arch and seat belt mount pressings tho!!!

Haha, I did that too, also lost my 3/8 13mm socket, and extension bar down there!! I had to get them back out, I could hear them clunking about on the bends, so had to remove the entire boot interior to get them back!

Post Mon May 30, 2005 8:00 pm

Simon wrote:
325SME wrote: Doesn't help when you lose some of the nuts down between the wheel arch and seat belt mount pressings tho!!!
Haha, I did that too, also lost my 3/8 13mm socket, and extension bar down there!! I had to get them back out, I could hear them clunking about on the bends, so had to remove the entire boot interior to get them back!

I've just left them there for the moment, didn't have the time to strip it all out, and couldn't really be arsed either!!!! Did you have to take all the back seat gubbins out?

Post Mon May 30, 2005 8:12 pm

325SME wrote:
I've just left them there for the moment, didn't have the time to strip it all out, and couldn't really be arsed either!!!! Did you have to take all the back seat gubbins out?

I removed the sides where the speakers reside, and the part of the carpet where the load net loops are, I was replacing it all anyway with the newer stuff I had from Giles, it looks like a new car in there now!

Post Tue May 31, 2005 12:12 am

Can you not get it out with one of those magnetic probe things ?

I liked the improvement i had by doing my rear mounts,they wern't knocking but had a fair bit of play in them.

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/a.law47/RSM.avi

Next on the suspension to do list is to replace the front and rear drop links and anti-roll bar bushs.I'm hoping this will make the ride a little smoother ?

Post Tue May 31, 2005 1:03 am

done my front antiroll bar bushes
drop links next

Post Tue May 31, 2005 8:27 pm

Simon wrote:
325SME wrote:
I've just left them there for the moment, didn't have the time to strip it all out, and couldn't really be arsed either!!!! Did you have to take all the back seat gubbins out?
I removed the sides where the speakers reside, and the part of the carpet where the load net loops are, I was replacing it all anyway with the newer stuff I had from Giles, it looks like a new car in there now!

Nice one! I'll get round to fishing them nuts out sometime if I can be arsed!!

Like the new sig pic mate, when did that happen?

Post Tue May 31, 2005 11:07 pm

325SME wrote: Like the new sig pic mate, when did that happen?

Good friday, I am contesting it though, I'll be buggered if I can remember who was driving :lol:

Post Tue May 31, 2005 11:23 pm

how did you get the top mounts off? i can never remove the nuts on top of the damper to get em off!!

Post Tue May 31, 2005 11:29 pm

Jhonno wrote:how did you get the top mounts off? i can never remove the nuts on top of the damper to get em off!!

Use an adjustable wrench to hold the damper rod, and a ring spanner to turn the nut, give the spanner a bit of a clout, it should be plain sailing then!

Post Wed Jun 01, 2005 6:30 pm

Simon wrote:
Jhonno wrote:how did you get the top mounts off? i can never remove the nuts on top of the damper to get em off!!
Use an adjustable wrench to hold the damper rod, and a ring spanner to turn the nut, give the spanner a bit of a clout, it should be plain sailing then!

Or if you got one handy clamp the damper rod in a vice after you've put the ring spanner on like I did, job done!!

Si, you know what to do don't you? You should were a long black curly wig when you're driving with the missus, not so easy to tell who's driving then if you get caught again.....

Post Wed Jun 01, 2005 6:31 pm

I removed the sides where the speakers reside, and the part of the carpet where the load net loops are, I was replacing it all anyway with the newer stuff I had from Giles, it looks like a new car in there now

Excellent. Glad it went to some good use.