choppa7 Posted May 21, 2007 Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 I was following my girlfriend home the other day (we happened to both be driving from the same place, I dont stalk her or anything).I noticed the n/s rear wheel was bouncing quite eratically when she went over a bump in the road or turned a corner.Her last service advised of the damper not damping properly, could this be the cause of the wheel bouncing?How difficult is it to change and where would be the best place to source a replacement?The car is a Lupo E which has done about 58k miles if thats of any use.Thanks for any help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted May 21, 2007 Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 That probably is the cause of the bouncing wheel syndrome, i had a leaky shock on my old polo and the ride was ok until i went on uneven surfaces, then it was all over the place. You could try VW for the rear shock or maybe Euro Car Parts, im not sure how much it will be though, i wouldn't have thought it would be very expensive like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike_M Posted May 21, 2007 Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 The shock absorber is shot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choppa7 Posted May 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 Ok cheers fellas.Is it a straight forward job to swap one over?Any specialist toold required does anyone know?Sorry for all the questions! style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":confused:" border="0" alt="confused.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted May 21, 2007 Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 whereabouts you at ? it's literally a five minute job. Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoopyLing Posted May 21, 2007 Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 Is it a straight forward job to swap one over?Any specialist tools required does anyone know?Piece of cake with a socket set! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choppa7 Posted May 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 newcastle upon tyne mate, place called hazlerigg. next to the airportif its a simple job I should be ok, but if it was an all day job or a case of removing all sorts of wierd shizzle I'd probably take it somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted May 21, 2007 Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 Aaah Hazlerigg, i always thought that place was in Germany when i was younger and i used to think "how does the Northumbria bus get there" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":lol:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted May 21, 2007 Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 most annoying part is stripping it to get to the top cap. choose an ecp strut or a VW one, sometimes it's best to change both at once. depends how bothered you are. seriously easy to do, no messing with springs. Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choppa7 Posted May 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 Again, thanks very much for the help fellas, nice to have friendly helpful people around!Last question on this (I hope).I've had a look on ECP, could someone confirm that these are the correct part no's for an x-reg 1.0E Lupo. I think they are but I've got no idea what AUC: 37KW Means style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":wacko:" border="0" alt="wacko.gif" /> 625442880625442885Thanks very much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted May 21, 2007 Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 I think AUC:37KW is the engine code, so you could cross check it against you log book if you have one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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