Front drop links
03-01-2019, 04:02 AM
#1
Front drop links
Service at honda told me I needed to replace my front drop links. Where the best place to get these from. IV looked about and the prices range from £100 each from honda to £15 from eBay. Is this also a DIY job? Looks simple enough but I'd rather a garage slave away at getting the old one of if they are going to be welded on after all these years.
Cheers
John
Cheers
John
03-01-2019, 04:13 AM
#2
very common issue
the £15 ebay ones do the job.. i think i have done all 4 on both my S2s
to get them off is easy enough, generally just bash the old one and then grip the ball head with mole grips and spanner the rusty nut off. the oem have a hex key inside the thread but rust ensures that wont help you get them off
the £15 ebay ones do the job.. i think i have done all 4 on both my S2s
to get them off is easy enough, generally just bash the old one and then grip the ball head with mole grips and spanner the rusty nut off. the oem have a hex key inside the thread but rust ensures that wont help you get them off
03-01-2019, 06:24 AM
#4
some of the ebay ones are like that too
swap is easy once the wheel is off
not sure any of my swaps have failed yet tbh.. i did one rear on my 2001 last year just before MOT and i had bought both, in the week before the MOT the other one gave up haha
the rears are easier from what i recall, all they are is a double ball joint to connect the arb
swap is easy once the wheel is off
not sure any of my swaps have failed yet tbh.. i did one rear on my 2001 last year just before MOT and i had bought both, in the week before the MOT the other one gave up haha
the rears are easier from what i recall, all they are is a double ball joint to connect the arb
03-01-2019, 11:49 PM
#7
Ditto - My eBay ones are about 7 years old and still doing fine 
As others have said, many have a hex nut on the back side so you never have to deal with a rusty, cheese-soft Allen head when trying to remove them.
As others have said, many have a hex nut on the back side so you never have to deal with a rusty, cheese-soft Allen head when trying to remove them.
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03-03-2019, 10:20 PM
#9
i fitted these last year, they have that hex nut bit
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F 292724300995
sure they do fronts too
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F 292724300995
sure they do fronts too
03-04-2019, 01:11 AM
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