Xsara Picasso
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Xsara Picasso
What’s tgis part called and is it easy to fix please
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That's the damper / shock absorber. Shouldn't be too hard to change - if you can get the bolts undone. You should really change both to avoid wrecking the handling.
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errr... that's your suspension strut and a very sorry one it's looking too!
I've rotated it to make it clearer to see. Easy enough job for a garage to do - but you'll might need a shock absorber compression tool in order to get the damper on.
I've rotated it to make it clearer to see. Easy enough job for a garage to do - but you'll might need a shock absorber compression tool in order to get the damper on.
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It's just the damper Marc - these use torsion bars for springs. No special tools, just put a jack under the trailing arm to take the weight when you take the bottom bolt out.
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Even better then! They do go on about using some compression tool and a dummy damper to set the height - but as you've obviously done a few of these, that's one less thing to worry about.
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Cheers people, both mines are the same
So should I be able to do them at home or do I need a garage to do em?
Are they all the same or do I need part No
So should I be able to do them at home or do I need a garage to do em?
Are they all the same or do I need part No
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Seen some dampers without the ruber gator, will these fit mine ?
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GiveMeABreak wrote: ↑03 May 2018, 16:49 Even better then! They do go on about using some compression tool and a dummy damper to set the height - but as you've obviously done a few of these, that's one less thing to worry about.
Thats when setting the ride height or the rear axle - the torsion bars have some adjustment.
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Being a novie is dampers & shocks the same thing ?
Been looking for cheaper ones but confused with seeing shocks not dampers
Been looking for cheaper ones but confused with seeing shocks not dampers
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Interchangeable names , back in the earlier days they were called shock absorbers then we 'Americanised' and called them dampers, old timers like me still call them shocks.
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Cheers gibbo that’s clears that up,
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I think this is the one instance where Americans have changed English for the better, as damper more accurately describes what they actually do.
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RobinMasters wrote: ↑07 May 2018, 18:34
I think this is the one instance where Americans have changed English for the better, as damper more accurately describes what they actually do.
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