OK. Fronts first. Jack up, onto axle stands, no need to take wheels off. Turn wheel outward. Top and bottom nuts easily accessible, both take a 9/16" spanner. With damper off, which takes some wiggling, access to kingpin grease nipple is easy so in goes some grease. Due to the longer bottom bushes which have an internal sleeve, it is very difficult to get the bottom bush onto the stud as there is insufficient clearacne between the end of the stud and the track rod. Solution is somewhat counterintuitive (well to me it was) - turn wheel inwards, increasing gap, fitting is then easy. The top stud of the AVO damper is supplied with two thin (about 4mm) nuts instead of a nyloc nut, so used those and snugged them up to lock. Nothing overtightened to allow the bushes to move. Oh, and then I had to take it off and start again - as I realise that fitting it with the adjuster wheel facing inwards results in the grease nipple being obstructed - no gun would get in the small gap remaining. So I refitted it with the adjuster facing the disc - still reachable. Repeat on other side. Quick test drive - much plusher!
Nigel
Recommendation sought:
I am about to do the same and have a set of front only AVO's on their way to me along with brake reaction stays, all from Sifab. I have rudimentary tools, no 14mm, 20mm sockets or ring spanners, no torque wrench and not much clue so the above post is a godsend and Simon also provided some valuable tips. I'm hoping that those of you who have experience in this can recommend a torque wrench and sockets/spanners, I have some 1/2 inch sockets already and so that size would be convenient but tell me if I need 3/8 for example. I do not intend this to become a hobby and so will not need the wrench and sockets to last me forever, just a decent and dependable brand is all I will need. Why am I doing this? For the interest and challenge and to keep me from tinkering with something I can really bugger-up.
