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Ahh I see, that makes a lot of sense
A bit silly off the car parts sites I guess
But thanks so much for the help!
Saved me a lot of time and effort!

Yes that’s the one, thank you so much. Big help!

Annother quick question, what pads do I need ? There are 2 different options for pads

Not to sound strupid but how do I find the engine code ?

I’m in need of some new front brake disks on my car as I’m pretty sure the current ones a warped and are getting worse.
I’ve been on euro car parts and put my REG in to get an idea of what I need however there are 4 different sizes of disk avalable and I’m unsure which I require.
I don’t have a ...

Where can I buy the nuts from? and if not will I be ok temporarily using the old ones ? I understand that there self locking but if I tighten them up to about 100nm will it be ok ? I mean I don’t want it to fall appart but I really don’t like cycling to work.

Very helpful thanks! I have found a spark plug socket with a hex but just need to widen the hole to fit a 7mm Allenkey. Can anyone tell me what the torque rating for those 3 bottom nuts are that hold the ball joint on ? and is it essential that I replace them?

someone else mentioned that to me. Thanks mate , hoping to get it all done tomorrow then get the tracking done on Tuesday.

I’ve ordered some swan neck spanners which might solve my problem. I also have a spark plug socket as mentioned however the hole down the centre will not fit a 7mm allenkey so I’m goint to take it into work tomorrow and drill it out a little.

Thanks, I’ve just managed to get the front right out by removing it from the ball joint I think it is. I’m now stuck as I’ve clamped the springs down with some compressors however don’t have a spanner that will reach in and undo the top nut

No, I didn’t know that was possible

I’m in the process of changing the springs on my VW POLO 6R. The rears were a piece of p*** and went on easily. However when tackling the fronts I can’t seem to get the bottom of the shock out of the mount.
I’ve freed it up and it’s fairly loose however I can’t get it low enough to take the bottom ...