Rear spring easy replacement..

Hi just spent the day, well 5 hours changing the rear spring on my classic and new brakes all round. Reading the manual on RAVE disk and forum links found a much easier way..jack up the car remove wheel, prop up rear axel and lower down, attach spring compressors (screwfix £16) Then jack up again using Chassic, spring falls out..(need to remove spring retainers first.) Then the harder bit screwing the new springs down with the compressors and reverse the process. No need to remove or unbolt the dampners, or risk damage to brake pipes. Didnt plan on changing brake pads all round but saw they were down past the sensors...probally why I had warning lights on dash!! well who takes notice of a few lights on old girls..

Did a full lift kit on mine, jacked up the rangy and sat the chassis on stands, took wheels off and jacked up the axle, unbolted everything and dropped the axle down, swapped everything and jacked it up again. Similar to your way but did the whole suspension without a spring compressor..

michaelholmes said:

Hi just spent the day, well 5 hours changing the rear spring on my classic and new brakes all round. Reading the manual on RAVE disk and forum links found a much easier way..jack up the car remove wheel, prop up rear axel and lower down, attach spring compressors Then jack up again using Chassic, spring falls out..(need to remove spring retainers first.) Then the harder bit screwing the new springs down with the compressors and reverse the process. No need to remove or unbolt the dampners, or risk damage to brake pipes. D

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That's the way I did it

just need a jack,large axle stand and pry bar/scafold tube..