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Offline HandyAndy

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Leaking shock absorber on rear.
« on: June 09, 2015, 08:31:45 pm »
Following on from the recent service, I had been advised of various jobs on the horizon. One  of those is a leaking shocker on the nearside rear corner. I have looked on the parts supplies website and identified the correct one I think, its the one with the plate on the upper body and the eyebolt at the bottom end.

On my last motor, a Chevrolet captiva, the seller had changed a front shocker and when challenged about it by me for not replacing the pair, I was told that its not required and replacing one is totally fine.

Is that strictly correct or is it best to change the pair? I have searched for a thread on this topic but couldn't find one.
Next question is,

How easy is it to change these shocks? Do I need any special tools or spring compressor? I have a reasonable set of tools and if its relatively straight forward I'd like to get it done as its only going to get worse as I'm currently doing about 90 miles daily.
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Re: Leaking shock absorber on rear.
« Reply #1 on: June 09, 2015, 08:47:08 pm »
I was advised after a service yesterday that my F/N/S shock has some play in the shaft and advised it would fail an MOT (not due till Nov) I had Apex RDX coilover kit fitted April last year. I have advised DPM Performance and they suggested removing it and sending it to Apex for assessment for a replacement OR i purchase a new one, fit this and then return the old one to Apex for assessment and then possibly refund my additional purchase if the shock is faulty. Mine doesn't have a leak just play in the shaft.

It would be interesting to find out if replacing one side is acceptable, an implication is that my car would need 4 wheel alignment once fitted.
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Re: Leaking shock absorber on rear.
« Reply #2 on: June 10, 2015, 08:26:03 pm »
If there is a visible leak, then it will fail an MOT.
Replacing both is the best option - if one has gone then it's likely the other is on it's way. Plus, they will have done the same mileage and be worn to some extent, thus the new one will be more effective than the old one.
No special tools required. Quite an easy job. Search Youtube - several how to do it vids on there.
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Re: Leaking shock absorber on rear.
« Reply #3 on: June 10, 2015, 09:24:28 pm »
Cheers for your replies, I have done a search on YouTube and it looks quite easy to change these rear shocks. It looks quite easy to change the springs too, or would that change the balance and handling of the car with new on the rear and old on the front?
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