04-04-2024, 10:53 PM
That’s interesting Robert. It seems a long time. If the original slot is already cut in the floor then it is only two nuts to remove and whatever washers have been used. Then the u-bolt lifts out and the new one drops in.
I have completed the one side and removed the u-bolt on the other side before deciding on a rest for the day. I did find that the u-bolts lifted easier if the car was jacked up to take the weight off the spring.
I hope the second spring comes out tomorrow a lot easier than the first one. I bet the schedule of repair doesn’t allow 10 days to get a spring out!!
I resorted to careful measurement and cut the slots with a small angle grinder. I can’t claim the work as my own as it was done by a friend who knows little about A7’s but a lot about metal. I owe him a pint or two.
I have completed the one side and removed the u-bolt on the other side before deciding on a rest for the day. I did find that the u-bolts lifted easier if the car was jacked up to take the weight off the spring.
I hope the second spring comes out tomorrow a lot easier than the first one. I bet the schedule of repair doesn’t allow 10 days to get a spring out!!
I resorted to careful measurement and cut the slots with a small angle grinder. I can’t claim the work as my own as it was done by a friend who knows little about A7’s but a lot about metal. I owe him a pint or two.