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Old 16 May 2008, 02:45 PM
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Hi everyone.
Just had the scoob in for an mot,it failed on the rear offside shock.Id like to change it myself but as iv never touched these before would like to know
Is it a hard job to change to a new one,how long should it take?

thanks in advance
Old 16 May 2008, 03:48 PM
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Fairly easy job to do,

Take the rear shelf cover out to reveal 3 bolts to undo, another two at the bottom of the strut.

Worst part is compresing the new one to put back in.

Shouldnt take much more than an hour the first time you do it.
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Easy, took me 2hrs to replace all 4 corners.
Old 16 May 2008, 05:25 PM
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Simple job, if you have basic DIY Skills.
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Excellent,lets hope its a good day tomorow.
thanks for all your replies.

cheers.
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