Weather permitting I'm going to change my rear shocks and top mounts as I think it's them causing the weird noise

Any tips changing them ?

Any help out there ?

From the wheel arch, remove the 2 upper bolts and the lower bolt on the shock and the shock/mount assembly will drop out. Can't remember the sizes but it's not a difficult job.

The rear shocks are held on with 1 13mm bolt at the top, under the boot carpet (long reach socket required)

Jack the car up, support the rear subframe and undo the horizontal bolts 1 at either side,

The shock is now free.

Kieran from what I can remember the mount is held on as I described? Remove the nut from inside the car will only drop the shock.

I was half way through removing my shocks the other day when I ran out of time, but I wasn't even aware the mount was removable on the rear?

Yup, same setup as the focus.. Mount looks like this. Using a socket from the inside to remove the shock is fine, until the shock shaft starts spinning lol.

I know what you're talking about now

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Kieran from what I can remember the mount is held on as I described? Remove the nut from inside the car will only drop the shock.

Spot on, 2 bolts hold top mount, 25nm, and bottom bolt 115nm.

Spot on, 2 bolts hold top mount, 25nm, and bottom bolt 115nm.

Torque figures Ian, I've no idea what they are haha.

Torque figures Ian, I've no idea what they are haha.

I've noted them down as I recently became a real man and bought a torque wrench

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I've noted them down as I recently became a real man and bought a torque wrench

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Oh no hope your going to keep it calibrated then haha

Oh no [emoji38] hope your going to keep it calibrated then haha

I'll break it before that time comes

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Torque figures Ian, I've no idea what they are haha.

Your a gun it up until its F.T. lol

Your a gun it up until its F.T. lol

Haha! Wondered why they give Nm or 'FT' lb

I'll break it before that time comes

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Have you gone for anything specific?

Have you gone for anything specific?

Its just a halfords advanced torque wrench

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Its just a halfords advanced torque wrench

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Had mine a couple of years now, 3/8 and 1/2. I believe they could be made by Sykes pickavant.

I only have a 1/2 wrench.

I got the largest Halfords advanced tool set for my birthday too

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I only have a 1/2 wrench.

I got the largest Halfords advanced tool set for my birthday too

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The only thing I can really pick bones with in the halfords range is there 12 point sockets!!

The only thing I can really pick bones with in the halfords range is there 12 point sockets!!

I know! Luckily there's a few impact sockets in there

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Nothing wrong with the halfords advanced and professional tool range, and there's never an issue with replacements if tool breaks.

Nothing wrong with the halfords advanced and professional tool range, and there's never an issue with replacements if tool breaks.

They're great

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I don't understand though why they still insist on 12 point sockets, I don't even think they have a range of 6 point ones in 3/8 or 1/2 drive?

The impact sockets are 6 point,, haven't looked into the rest of the range

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