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[weedavey1888]

hi guys

need to replace shocks on rear .ford fusion 1 03 plate.i havent changed this type before.most types have a nut on top end of shock and bolt on bottom. but on fusion there doesnt seem to be a nut on top end of shock. so i need to know how the top end is fastened to the wheel arch . any advice is most welcome.


CHEERS GUYS

[weedavey1888]

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[stef123]

Im guessing they are the same as the mk6 fiesta, done one of these ages ago and IIRC there is a mount inside the wheels are with 2 bolts

[weedavey1888]

cheers stef
  
two  10mm bolts at top bracket and a 10 mm retaining nut on piston.a 15mm through  bolt on the bottom . very easy to do. inner arch comes off easy. only thing was. when i tried to undo the through bolt  18mm nut  it took me a good 20 mins of huffing and puffing using an extention bar before i realised that  the 18mm nut is actually welded to the bottom bracket and  you loosen it from the 15mm end .what a twit i am

Edited by Stoney871, 29 January 2013 - 05:57 AM.
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