[eculley]

I've done springs or coilovers on a few cars so I am looking to do the same for my g42 this weekend. On my Civic Type R, the axle fell out of the transmission super easy, which tells me I should have pulled the axle nut off and removed the hub. Every car is different, so I wanted to ask; did you pull your struts out of the spindle easily or did you end up having to take the hub off of the axle?

Looking at the Dinan instructions: https://documents.dinancars.com/9c04...46428aa2f2.pdf

They suggest pulling the entire hub off, including brakes etc. Seems like overkill to me.

How did you install your springs? Any tips?

[oldbmwtech]

Originally Posted by eculley

I've done springs or coilovers on a few cars so I am looking to do the same for my g42 this weekend. On my Civic Type R, the axle fell out of the transmission super easy, which tells me I should have pulled the axle nut off and removed the hub. Every car is different, so I wanted to ask; did you pull your struts out of the spindle easily or did you end up having to take the hub off of the axle?

Looking at the Dinan instructions: https://documents.dinancars.com/9c04...46428aa2f2.pdf

They suggest pulling the entire hub off, including brakes etc. Seems like overkill to me.

How did you install your springs? Any tips?

When I did my camber plates I had to remove the caliper, disconnect the spindle, tie rod, and control arm then I used a spreader to remove the strut from the spindle to get the strut out. I only bought in spreader tool wish I bought 2. I did see the instructions on the Dinan. There is a video from Vorshlag which I followed. This job is a PITA and be sure you replace all bolts, nuts, and torque to specs. I bet the RWD is much easier. If I were to do this job again I would most likely follow the Dinan. I did this job myself no helper which made it much harder. Now I want the Dinan springs but not sure I want to do this job again.

[eculley]

Originally Posted by oldbmwtech

When I did my camber plates I had to remove the caliper, disconnect the spindle, tie rod, and control arm then I used a spreader to remove the strut from the spindle to get the strut out. I only bought in spreader tool wish I bought 2. I did see the instructions on the Dinan. There is a video from Vorshlag which I followed. This job is a PITA and be sure you replace all bolts, nuts, and torque to specs. I bet the RWD is much easier. If I were to do this job again I would most likely follow the Dinan. I did this job myself no helper which made it much harder. Now I want the Dinan springs but not sure I want to do this job again.

But you got the strut out without having to take the hub off of the axle? Already saving a ton of time when comparing to the Dinan instructions.. I'll look up the Vorshlag video!

[oldbmwtech]

Originally Posted by eculley

But you got the strut out without having to take the hub off of the axle? Already saving a ton of time when comparing to the Dinan instructions.. I'll look up the Vorshlag video!

I did take the spindle off the axle because there wasn't enough clearance to drop the strut and I still had to separate the strut from the spindle. The axle was easy to come off, just use a 17mm allen socket 1/2 drive and replace that bolt. There might be a shortcut to this but I was only one person. I tried the floor jack under the spindle to help me but it made things worse for me. If I had a helper the floor jack under the spindle would help. I tried this w/o removing the caliper and ended up have to replace a brake hose. Watch the Vorshlag video and figure out which might be best for you or a combination of the 2. Just take your time and think things through. Do one side at a time and the other side will go much faster.

[Red_sir]

With two strut spreader tools, a lot of shaking and yanking and cursing, I was able to take the strut out of the knuckle without having to take the spindle off. The cheap strut spreader tools didn't work great though. I had to shim with washers to get the knuckle open enough.