Replacing rear spring pads
Peugeot 107- 2011. Was under the car cleaning (hence the water/ wet look in the pic) and noticed the passenger side rear spring pad is lifted on one side and has around a 5cm crack that you can put things through. Drove it today and there was no sounds which…
Peugeot 107- 2011. Was under the car cleaning (hence the water/ wet look in the pic) and noticed the passenger side rear spring pad is lifted on one side and has around a 5cm crack that you can put things through. Drove it today and there was no sounds which surprises me. How extensive of a repair job is this/ I assume this is the type of thing to get both done at once? The front suspension is corroded and both front bushes are worn but not resulting in excessive movements according to my MOT in Feb. This has been an advisory for two years.
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I thought that was the case thank you. 2011 car I got 4 years ago. I imagine till be cheaper to do a interim service, get those pads replaced both sides and then a replacement of the front full suspension since it'd also an advisory it's corroded and my ramps are too low for me to do the front effectively. Service needed doing soon anyway
The pad itself is dirt cheap, it's the labor that gets you if the spring needs to come out. On a 107 the rear setup is simple enough, drop the shock and the axle should droop enough to wiggle the spring free without a compressor. The crack probably means moisture got in and rust jacked the rubber apart from the inside, so check the spring seat on the beam for rot while you're in there. Doing both sides is the move, if one pad is toast the other isn't far behind and you're already under the car. The front bushings being an advisory for two years running tells me the car's at the age where rubber just turns to petrified chewing gum, budget for a full suspension refresh eventually but the rear pad is a Saturday morning job if the bolts cooperate.