Front suspension Reassembly

[john2502]

Ok, so am nearing the point where I am starting to reassemble the first side of the front suspension.

Got all the bits, trying to think of the best order of doing things , I know most needs torquing up properly under load but just talking about the reassembled procedure.

Pretty much a total rebuild.

Was thinking,

1. Stub axle, upper ball joint and trunnionless bottom joint onto vertical link
2. Inner wishbone bolts onto car and then vertical link onto wishbone outers
3. Steering arm, calliper mounting bracket and dust shield on
4. Spring/shock on
5. Hub and disc on with bearings etc
6. Brake calliper on, pads in and attach line
7. Bleed brakes
8. Attach steering arm to track rod end
9. Put wheel on, lower car and tighten all up to correct torque.

Does that basic procedure sound right?

Thanks for the help.

John

[esxefi]

don't forget the ARB ;)

[philheys100]

Hi John,

Yes thats about right, the spring assembly is a little tricky to mount so I would leave everything loose until the spring is set. I would not worry about torquing everything after the full load is on. Everything should move on their bushes even if tight, might need roll out a bit but it should move on their own bushes. Makes it easy to tighten as you go.

Thanks
Phil

[john2502]

Realised after I wrote it, then Anti-Roll bar yeah, guess I should probably reattach that!

Thanks about the spring, cheers.

[RedRooster]

and tighten the nuts not the fastener.

[Van]

I generally fit the spring and shock before I fit the vertical link, and fit the steering arm before the hub/disc and caliper because these are heavy and the steering arm stops the vertical link turning as you try to fit them.
Van

[john2502]

Cheers guys.

Yeah spring and shock before VL is a good shout as that'll make it easier access wise thinking about it.