A series rebuild 2.9

[shaunodude1]

At last I'm rebuilding

[88S1]

shaunodude1 said:

At last I'm rebuilding

Lick of paint on that, good as new

[shaunodude1]

Yep

[88S1]

shaunodude1 said:

Yep

Cool, on the road back now then. Good luck.

[shaunodude1]

It's going to be interesting I've owned the car 16 years and through lifes little hiccups its been off the road for most of that time but now is mancave time

[v8s4me]

shaunodude1 said:

It's going to be interesting I've owned the car 16 years and through lifes little hiccups its been off the road for most of that time but now is mancave time

[88S1]

looking good so far. Just started my strip down, body off last night.

[shaunodude1]

I got a caliper rebuild kit from big red so stripping things down and painting I will post pics when done it was only about £15 per side for mine

[Blue 30]

Hi..
Being as you have fitted AVO shocks all round, it maybe worth reading this thread in full.
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

I bought my S3 with avo's on the front, on inspection I also found that those red bushes were also shot !

On seeing your photos showing the rear shock/springs. That top bolt appears to be long with a deep nylocknut. This could catch the body when you're doing its refit. The nut doesn't have to be that deep as its job is purely to hold the bolt in place. I used narrow nuts with star washers. I can get at it, if required slightly easier now.

Also.. As I've just done a thread asking for spring free lengths to be recorded.
If you know the rating AND the free length of your new springs (f&r) that would be great to get recorded on the suspension wiki.

Good luck with the build.
TerryB.

[shaunodude1]

Thanks for the info I bought these shocks about 15 years ago because the original ones where shot and they've never been used so I will look into changing the bushes while it's easy and again thanks for telling me about the nut I never thought of that problem I only fitted what came with the kit I'm not a mechanic so any advice is welcome cheers

[shaunodude1]

Spoke to avo today about the bushes they said there was a problem years back but now sorted and new bushes are available so I will carry on and hope for the best 👍🏻

[shaunodude1]

First caliper rebuilt and in place