A few weeks ago I opened the garage door to reveal a lop sided Zed. The front left wheel arch was contacting the top of the tyre and closer inspection revealed a broken coil spring. I had driven my favourite country roads West of Exeter the previous day.without incident.At some point overnight I guess, the cracked spring finally let go. Just glad it happened when the car was parked.
Once the front wheels were removed my initial plan was to replace both front shocks and springs and get the car back on the road to enjoy soonest. But I couldn't bring myself to bolt shiny Bilsteins to rusty control arms or new drop links to a scruffy anti roll bar. An afternoon's work turned into several evenings as the front suspension was removed and stripped. With the suspension out of the way I couldn't ignore the scabby sump gaurd, and it came out to join the growing pile of items to refurbish on my bench.
The only problem experienced so far has been removing the ABS sensors from the hubs. Both mine were well corroded in and could only be removed destructively. Any tips on getting these out without butchery by drill and mole grips would be welcomed.
Today I have started the enjoyable process of priming and painting everything that will be re-used.
I am missing getting the car out for a blast but doing unscheduled maintenance in Spring means the garage is a lot warmer and paint dries quicker!
I'll keep you posted on progress...
Once the front wheels were removed my initial plan was to replace both front shocks and springs and get the car back on the road to enjoy soonest. But I couldn't bring myself to bolt shiny Bilsteins to rusty control arms or new drop links to a scruffy anti roll bar. An afternoon's work turned into several evenings as the front suspension was removed and stripped. With the suspension out of the way I couldn't ignore the scabby sump gaurd, and it came out to join the growing pile of items to refurbish on my bench.
The only problem experienced so far has been removing the ABS sensors from the hubs. Both mine were well corroded in and could only be removed destructively. Any tips on getting these out without butchery by drill and mole grips would be welcomed.
Today I have started the enjoyable process of priming and painting everything that will be re-used.
I am missing getting the car out for a blast but doing unscheduled maintenance in Spring means the garage is a lot warmer and paint dries quicker!
I'll keep you posted on progress...
