L322 front right air strut

holidaychicken said:

sounds fair, they can rust like a bugger and i would rather pay the man the money he has asked for to do a proper job, it takes me an hour to get my toolbox out !

Have a read through this if you want to see what a pain these jobs can turn into.
http://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/topic40991.html

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That's because you keep it in the same cupboard as your dresses and you get distracted.

Everybody else's jobs must seem cheap and reasonable to you goldie, you must have a face like an under done scone to be bled of 1600 notes for a compressor.
Doesn't seem like you would know the first thing about reasonable charges. imo.

myfirstl322 said:

Not sure on why rusty hub is an issue when changing a caliper.... 10 minutes to change a caliper in my world, not 3 hours

Not sure what ball-joint and bottom arms have to do with changing calipers either.

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i thought we were changing a strut and did the caliper at the same time.
if you read the thread there is trouble getting the caliper off which is why i thought it was relevant

myfirstl322 said:

Everybody else's jobs must seem cheap and reasonable to you goldie, you must have a face like an under done scone to be bled of 1600 notes for a compressor.
Doesn't seem like you would know the first thing about reasonable charges. imo.

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hell hath no fury like a man scorned, what got down your snorkel ??

holidaychicken said:

i thought we were changing a strut and did the caliper at the same time.
if you read the thread there is trouble getting the caliper off which is why i thought it was relevant

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Still no requirement to undo any ball joints even if we are talking struts, all you undo is top 3 nuts and the 2 stub bolts, thought you did yours??.

holidaychicken said:

hell hath no fury like a man scorned, what got down your snorkel ??

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Yeh, should get Mary Berry to judge the baking, maybe she got a good crispy bottom.

Caliper is 2 bolts and a flexi, it's not even a requirement to undo the carrier unless new caliper comes with carrier, any mech would have that off in 20 minutes if rusty (I'm being gracious here) so to be charged 3 hour is a p(ss take, even at £30p/h.
Just giving my opinion on mechanic, and i'm being gracious calling him that!

myfirstl322 said:

Still no requirement to undo any ball joints even if we are talking struts, all you undo is top 3 nuts and the 2 stub bolts, thought you did yours??.

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I ****ing did do mine, i was referring to the caliper being seized on in the thread i posted

What the **** do i care, i thought the guy was getting a caliper changed and also a a front strut which may have been rusted and the guy was going to spend some time sorting it out for him, if you want to change it for him for £60 then crack on lofty !!

I'll have my snorkel back please HC.....hey you bit the end off, wtf
I read caliper, pads and sensor @ £128 for parts (probably about right) with labour @ £90...... the other caliper swap is quoted (not done yet) for 33% less foldings.
I read inept mech,,, 5 HOURS to do 2 caliper n pads, I mean, come on!

All this within a strut thread when maybe it ought to be a new thread.?

Hope mech never let car out the door on one new and one old caliper/pad combo!

ps. I'd do it for £30 a side and possibly think I covered myself, not robbed anyone.

@holidaychicken are you off the meds again matey? That's 4 posts in a row you've posted and seems a bit confused?

I'm all good, i only posted two in a row because i couldn't be bothered to edit the first one

holidaychicken said:

I'm all good, i only posted two in a row because i couldn't be bothered to edit the first one

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Ahhhh...... I've just looked at the post numbers. There must be person/s on ignore posting in between but I can't see them, so it shows 4 posts from you in a row. That clears up the confusion about that but not my general confusion

Got the air struts done disc and pads all round
Good year wrangler part worn all round
Only job left is to change battery any preference or shall I just get a 900 the cranking amp life time guarantee yusa from Halfords £159
So at mo rr is all good thanks for advice

I've got a 'part worn' battery, no idea where it's been or whether it's in date, but it may take you to a destination, couldn't guarantee plural though, soz.
LOL, I once got a tyre from the Iraqis in town, but only to make a matching set of Pirellis.

Terry14121976 said:

Good year wrangler part worn all round/QUOTE]

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Terry14121976 said:

Got the air struts done disc and pads all round
Good year wrangler part worn all round
Only job left is to change battery any preference or shall I just get a 900 the cranking amp life time guarantee yusa from Halfords £159
So at mo rr is all good thanks for advice

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Coming along nicely then
I have had this battery in for a couple of years now and no complaints
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bosch-Car...411256?hash=item35d990c938:g:-XIAAOSwTapV6xsC

These seem a good price but check it is the same battery or have a search through their site
http://www.justcarbatteries.co.uk/bosch-silver-020-battery-s5015.html

Terry14121976 said:

Got the air struts done disc and pads all round
Good year wrangler part worn all round
Only job left is to change battery any preference or shall I just get a 900 the cranking amp life time guarantee yusa from Halfords £159
So at mo rr is all good thanks for advice

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Depends on your spec. If you have Vogue or Vogue SE you need the 110Ah , CCA 920. Lower spec models are ok with the lower spec battery.

Battery replaced with bosch 110 a 920cca surprising how doing that has changed rr surprising much of a difference it makes you wouldn't think that a bad battery wood effect air suspension that much
Next project is cluster renew Lcd display and all stepper motors as 2 out of four are broken I have all parts been quoted £62 to do repair at akspeedo send cluster away etc etc

Now have HD inactive and air suspension inactive
What is the cause abs sensor on driver front has had a hissy fit in past.

Have you done the SAS reset?
Steering wheel Lock to Lock then back to centre.