Air springs

Jun 18, 2006 4 Replies

Just did the fronts on me P38, the hardest bit is the top clips, very hard to get big hands in there so I devised a way using a screwdriver & some brute force. The inner wheel liner is tough as old boots & is hard to move out of the way, so I stabbed a very long screwdriver through it & just like keyhole surgery from above guided it all into place!! Whole job one hour, rears can't be done yet due to rain stopping play!!!



They do look a bit more tricky to be honest!!!


Nige



Nige


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Subaru WRX Range Rover 4.6 HSE (The Tank!)



We might be going on a summer holiday, the Greece Ball rally!!!!


get big hands in there so I

tough as old boots & is

just like keyhole surgery

yet due to rain stopping

You've probably seen the rumours that the clips on the rear rust solid and can be a tad tricky.....

Did the fronts come with plastic clips?

Best of luck and please report back for those of us a little behind you on the path!

David

get big hands in there so I

tough as old boots & is

just like keyhole surgery

yet due to rain stopping

Yeah, the wheel liner is a bugger - I took the drivers side out, but on the passenger side I just used a couple of long screwdrivers in a similar manner to yourself!

I chickened out of doing my rears and took it to my local specialist!!

Don't know if you have the ally top and bottoms on the springs or not, but I did and I'm glad I took it to the garage after hearing from him what a nightmare it was to get the pins out - and he had it up on a

4-poster! If you've got the plastic ones then it isn't so bad - I've heard some people say that getting the rears done is easier than the fronts, tho I can't say I would agree with them after taking a look myself. I reckon I could easily do a front in 15-20 mins now that I know what to do, probably about the easiest job on a P38!

Matt

The dampers are even easier!!!! My steering suddenly went all stiff today, i reckon the steering intermediate shaft has seized after drenching with WD40 it has loosened a bit!!!

Bloody hell, i might as well buy a 60k new one at this rate!!! It's a good job i love the car & I'm sure i can hear the rumblings of a knackered wheel bearing too!!!!

Nige

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Subaru WRX Range Rover 4.6 HSE (The Tank!)

We might be going on a summer holiday, the Greece Ball rally!!!!

Hi buddy, the fornts dont use plastic clips, they are metal, easy to get on & off once you realise how they work.

I just did my rear springs ion 45 minutes for both. Very easy job, just get loads of penetrating oil on & twist the old clips to break the rust. You could always just chisel them off, you arent gonna re-use them. I'm gonna put the full description on p38a website if it's not already been done!

New springs do make a large difference to the ride too.

Nige

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Subaru WRX Range Rover 4.6 HSE (The Tank!)

We might be going on a summer holiday, the Greece Ball rally!!!!

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