Drop Link Renewal

[87henderson]

Hi guys...

Time for another one of my simple questions...

To replace the drop link on either side, do i need any special tools?

Scott

 

[Cole@MBS]

Very simple, just a 16mm or 17mm spanner for the top and bottom nuts and a 6mm to hold the inner part of the joint......

 

[grober]

Might be worth giving the nuts a bit of spray with plus gas or other releasing agent a couple of days before you tackle them

 

[SteveX]

As mentioned on most cars it is very simple, just use a second jack on the bottom of the wishbone (while the car is already in the air on the jack and supported with an axel stand) in a safe place to jack it up a little and take pressure off of the ARB.

Not sure what the set up is on your car, but normally just a nut and bolt at the top on the back of the strut and at the bottom of the rollbar attached to the ARB.

That said, the longest one I changed was on my Porsche, the top bolt of the drop link is about six inches long and doubles as a pinch bolt on the strut to keep the shocker in. It was so seeized that 8 hours later of tapping, heating, banging and screwing, I just decided to cut the damn thing off and welly it through!

 

[87henderson]

Ive got the blow torch on stand by, i jus wasnt sure if there was a special tool needed to hold the inner part.

Thanks again guys

 

[WG M-B]

No just a 7mm socket