[Mk2] [Turbo] Shocks leaking

[scleary121]

So my car failed its MOT due to excessive fluid leak from front shocks.
I've started looking into replacement solutions and would like a little bit of advice. There is a guy selling some replacement ones on here (http://www.imoc.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=169514) and would like to know if these will go into my Rev1 (91 h reg) turbo?
Guy says part number is 06495 60846 and they are actually Toyota units not KYB as title of advert suggests

[Hez]

They are inserts for a rebuildable suspension if yours has these, they will fit, You can get a whole new unit for about 50-60 quid on tcb parts i think.

[Nic]

Post up a photo of your current dampers and we'll be able to tell you if they'll fit.

[scleary121]

Ok thanks guys, I will get a picture in the morning before I leave for work

[scleary121]

i managed to get a few images this morning... hopefully these will be enough to idenftify

[Hez]

The middle picture where the damper comes out of the strut it should be hexagonal so you can get a big spanner on it to release the shocker. Id say that is a rebuildable suspension 90% but its just caked in dirt so hard to make out.

[Nic]

Difficult to see from the pics, there is a how to guide here that shows the rebuildable dampers.

http://markdormangarage.wordpress.com/2 ... -mr2-sw20/

[scleary121]

so i have narrowed it down to that "glad nut", i guess thats not going to be there if my struts aren't rebuildable...

so i took a few more pictures and i am pretty sure my setup has a glad nut, so can i assume mine are rebuildable and therefore i can just by the inserts to get me back up and running?

[jasongtr]

shall i assume you are not coming to buy my black bilsteins then, please let me know so i dont have to wait around for you if you are not coming

cheers

[2tmike]

Good luck getting that nut undone without wrecking the casing !!!!!

[scleary121]

No I am just covering my bases. And also trying to build up my knowledge of my car. I will still have those bits off you Jasongtr and I will collect tomorrow as agreed

[jasongtr]

ok mate no problem see you tomorrow morning

[Hez]

I would soak them for a while get all the crap off, thats going to be a pig to get off, i sat the gland nut in a vice and stuck a thin bar through the bracket where it bolts to the hub and cracked it off that way worked for me.