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quick Bentley question.
Can anyone tell me where about in the Bentley Manual the guide to changing rear shocks/springs is?
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Re: quick Bentley question.
it maybe section 43 which the PDF version I have is missing!
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Re: quick Bentley question.
Dont really need a guide, just undo the bolt at the top and the one at the bottom
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Re: quick Bentley question.
Sorry i mis read that to be only shocks, springs need to be compressed with spring compressors i think but haynes says you can just jack and support van then jack trailing arm, remove shock, lower trailing arm and pul spring out, it says you may need to take the drive shaft off to lower the arm enough but id think compressing the spring is easier
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Re: quick Bentley question.
can the back not be done with a jack like the front ones?
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Re: quick Bentley question.
Smosh wrote:can the back not be done with a jack like the front ones?
Sorry edited my post ^^^^^^
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Re: quick Bentley question.
oh okay... compressing does sound easier. Anyone in Guernsey got a spring compressor!
Is removing the drive shaft tricky (i really should just go get my haynes, but its at the parent in laws house)
Maybe I will just have to go to my sister in laws 30th after all... and to think I was trying to spare my liver!
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Is removing the drive shaft tricky (i really should just go get my haynes, but its at the parent in laws house)
Maybe I will just have to go to my sister in laws 30th after all... and to think I was trying to spare my liver!
@Putney
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Re: quick Bentley question.
The rear springs do not need to be compressed to change the shocks.
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Re: quick Bentley question.
R0B wrote:The rear springs do not need to be compressed to change the shocks.
He wants to do shock and springs, i mis read it also
Re: quick Bentley question.
You do not need to compress the springs to change the rear shocks or springs
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R0B wrote:You do not need to compress the springs to change the rear shocks or springs
Just going by haynes that says some models the trailing arm wont go down far enough, they could be wrong its not uncommon
Re: quick Bentley question.
I don't trust haynes.I have changed the rear springs and shocks on these vans a few times,and have never used compressors.
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Great news, im sure smosh will be pleased to read that
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