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Yes, but the air intake line is in the road of getting the access cap off. The passenger's side has hoses running over it but these will move aside easily enough. The driver's side has the MAF on air intake sitting right above it. I don't think I'll have enough room to lift the shock tower anywhere but straight up

Oh and just taking the air filter lid off on the Puma is a PITA!

Getting those plastic caps over the shock towers is a right PITA Derek, I resorted to undoing the screws with pliers by grabbing the ends of the screws poking through into the wheel wells.

Cheers,

Tim

Originally Posted by dm_td5

Yes, but the air intake line is in the road of getting the access cap off. The passenger's side has hoses running over it but these will move aside easily enough. The driver's side has the MAF on air intake sitting right above it. I don't think I'll have enough room to lift the shock tower anywhere but straight up

Oh and just taking the air filter lid off on the Puma is a PITA!

I got 4'' shocks in my Tdi by jacking the vehicle up onto an axle stand then lowering the diff to the ground,I've never removed the towers to get shocks in.I also cable tie the coils together so they are a straight remove-refit. Pat

I'll be trying this but I know from when I replaced the front springs with HD's that I had limited range of travel of the diff with the OEM shocks and struggled with sliding the springs over the shocks. Ended up undoing the shock tower and lifting it off it's mounting ring. It may be that I can slide the shock out of the spring though. Will see how it goes.

Are they not gas? I just noticed in the pic that they haven't extended themselves? The Bilsteins I fitted were gas - and they were a pain always trying to go to full length

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Forget the camera bag Derek, you need a wheelbarrow

Heres a tip, when you finally get the towers out, cut the edge off that sits under the lip of the inner guard, it will make it easier to get off next time.


Andy

Originally Posted by TimNZ

Getting those plastic caps over the shock towers is a right PITA Derek, I resorted to undoing the screws with pliers by grabbing the ends of the screws poking through into the wheel wells.

Cheers,

Tim

I did the same. I used an 8mm spanner from memory to hold the bolt attached to the top of the shock. Another time I was able to tighten it by just holding the shock with my hand before putting the spring in.