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Could still do with a little advice on the issue of the rubber gaitor and how it's secured at the bottom...?

Anyone?

Righty ho :)

Got the job done this weekend - was a bit of a pig and I lost a few chunks of skin and a pint or two of blood to the brake disc backing plate :( Ah well....

One last question - the rubber gaitor that fastens into the top mount is loose at the bottom. Can someone tell me how this is ...

Oh the fun....

The 6.9mm hardened steel bearings used in the suspension axial ball bearing plate are non-industry standard. A couple of ball bearing companies locally managed to find an exact match in the stock database of a company called Spheric Trafalgar. They called to ask for some and when ...

Well we can see what they say but it was a personal import from Europe so not so sure how they'll like that...

Plus the sum total cost to fix is roughly two evenings of my time and £35-40 for the spring, plus a few quid for some new bearings

And I got to help my Mum out, which is always nice

Right. Got the spring/damper out last night. That was fun - not :(

Like a nitwit I undid the three top bolts first, then managed to remove the big single bolt that clamps the hub to the bottom of the damper. The damper was jammed solid in the hub and would not - abso-fecking-lutely - shift. In the ...

Euro car parts http://www.eurocarparts.com do the strut top mount for about £10 but not the spring. :(

Your best bet is probably your local dealer, more expensive but you'll probably get the parts next day.

Did you know it was going or did it just fail, as Ive got the same model.. :shock:

No ...

Hmmm.... Little metal bearings have started appearing at the bottom of the TDi Sport's driver's side front wheel. Shortly thereafter the spring on the same corner has snapped at the top, with the uppermost half coil shearing off from the body of the spring and the damper's upper plate has slid down ...

Hi everyone,

Sorry for making a request for help as my first post (!!), but we're all scratching our heads here....

My Mum's got a 2002 (I think) MkVI 1.9 TDi Sport (and very nice it is too :)). It was left standing for about a week and a half through the freezing cold weather, then seemed ...