If you click "SHOW MORE" in the description above your be able to see Links to the Tools 🔧🔨🔧 I use. Also Clickable Chapters📋 📙 throughout the video and other Links 🎬 that may be of interest. I've had a few viewers request where they can buy the tools they see in some of my videos but it's not very clear that the "SHOW MORE" tab has a lot of information in that may be of interest. Admittedly the amazon links are associated with me and I would earn a small commission which helps towards keeping the channel funded.
Yes this is without doubt the best video on the the internet on Fiesta coil springs ,clear precise and no stupid added music .Ten out ten for sure ,subscribed too .
What a GEM! The production value and effort put into it belongs to top league. Pleasant educational tone, with no destructions. After watching this video... I'd imagine your channel has millions of subscribers. Good Sir, I wish you all the best, as you do a great service to the self-reliable motorist community. Thank You.
Thank you so much for such a lovely comment. You make all the effort worth while. I've proudly got 2,650 subscribers at the mo.....a bit further to go to the millions lol, but thank you.
Thank you Geoff but your comment disappeared when I tried to thank you. Geoff Decorator Commented: "Yes this is without doubt the best video on the the internet on Fiesta coil springs ,clear precise and no stupid added music .Ten out ten for sure ,subscribed too ."
@@CoatsandGaiters “If you can't explain it to a six-year-old, you don't understand it yourself.” Albert Einstein I'm just starting to learn how to fix my own car, sir the same reasons you said in your video. Stating ive watched dozens of videos on different subjects is an understatement. So yes, I meant what I said. You and Scotty Kilmer are now my go to guides when it comes to the mystical world of car fixing. Thank you for making these videos for us poor sods
Absolutely brilliant video, many thanks! My offside spring broke at the weekend, only a couple of months after having had the shock absorber replaced by a garage. Watching the video has helped me today to remove the shock absorber and spring myself, so tomorrow I will buy a replacement spring and rubber boot as there is a very small split in it. I am a little nervous of trying to compress the spring myself, especially as I don't currently have the tools, so will see if I can get the local garage to do that part for me. Useful to see too that you do not have to disconnect the steering arm, as suggested in some videos, especially as I do not have a joint splitter. The nearside spring looks in poor condition too, so will tackle that next!
As its been said before. The easiest video to follow. I've just removed the front strut exactly as you have. all thanks to you saved myself the trouble of getting recovery to my local garage. I can't thank you enough Sincere thanks 😊
Excellent details. Wish I had changed both at the same time. Did one side had the parts for the other side but didn't get it done. In my defense, it was minus 5 Celsius at the time. Now six months later the other side has gone. It's now 16 degrees sun is shining. Easy job thanks to this video.
That's fantastic news, don't forget if one goes the other may follow quickly as well so may be worth watching closely. Thank you for the positive comment.
On my new shocks and bump/dust cover kit, my boot/gaiter doesn't clip to anything like you show at 19:18. It hangs just slightly looser than the metal shaft of the shock, does this matter? I noticed a few Ebay & EuroCP shocks don't have the wider-lower plastic/metal spacer as shown. I checked the KYB bump kit and the boot matches the Reference OE/OEM Number: 1825487... any ideas?
When the car is lowered it may cover the end. What you don't want is the chrome piston open to the elements and road salt which would pit it ands lead to the seal leaking gradually over time.
Thanks! My passenger side spring snapped sitting on the drive. I've ordered another shock so i can drive it to work temporarily whilst i wait for springs and tools to arrive!! Wish me luck ahaha
Great video. So far I've seen three different videos each with slightly different steps in tackling this job. One removed the driveshaft, which is a bit overkill maybe, the other undid the track rod arm attaching to the knuckle, you haven't touched anything on the knuckle other than the pinch bolt for the strut. And the Haynes manual says to remove the track rod and the lower control arm. My question is it safe to leave the track rod and lower control arm attached when hammering the knuckle to free the strut or could they get damaged?
Thank you for the comment. No damage to the car resulted and it shortly had an MOT a few months later which it passed. I think if your careful and gentle you should be ok.
Have a 2007 fiesta and this has now happened 3 times... 1st when I had just reversed out the drive, 2nd and 3rd times whilst stationary on the drive... 1st and 3rd times my tyre has been wrecked. What if this happened whilst driving, could cause a serious accident and injury to the occupants of the car, other road users or pedestrians... how have ford got away with not acknowledging this issue and recalling??? Thanks for the video by the way, great work!!!
Thank you for the comment. I was really shocked by this as well. Like you say the fear of a ripped open tyre isn't very amusing. I've never come across anything like this before. Like a ticking time bomb. I guess you have to replace them every other oil change lol
@@CoatsandGaiters thanks to your video I might try replacing the spring myself this time... then again will need to weigh up the price of the tools etc against paying probably a couple of hundred quid to get a mobile mechanic out
Hi there, Great video , ive just replaced the rubber boot/gaiter on the offside strut, my questions are what does the gaiter attatch to on the top mounting plate with the 3x threads? I didn't see the bump stop on your strut was it in the gaiter ?and my strut didn"t have the bump stop present can i assume that its worn out and fallen off? My fiesta is a 2004 flame model 1.4 petrol. Sorry for the long message,thanks in advance for any help you can give me. Andy
Sorry for not seeing your message earlier. I no longer have the car and sadly cannot remember how things were. Have you tried looking at the struts on ebay as there may be photographs on there of the various parts. Sorry I cannot be of more help.
Just had exactly the same thing happen on my sons 08 1.25 zetec, I didn’t notice it straight away and he took a test in it🤫.......the spring only just missed the break pipe.
Thank you for the comment Mark. I'm not sure an offset would fit down there. I took a normal 18mm socket and ground the edges away. You could just grind opposite sides for an adjustable spanner to fit maybe. If you search Kennedy-Pro 18MM Go Through Socket on ebay they are £8 delivered I think.
@@CoatsandGaiters Just looked on eBay. You're right they are £7.99 so I'll purchase one. 😊 Do you need to use loctite on the bolts or is that not really necessary?
@@CoatsandGaiters Ah good. This is the 4th time a spring has broken so I'm.gonna attempt it myself. I wonder if Ford have rectified this problem on newer models? It's a bloody pain in the ass haha. But thank you for the video it will help me a lot 👍
I have the same car but a slightly different issue, the front nearside corner sits low and 3 garages have all said the springs are perfect and not broken .it wasn't like that 6 months ago but it's slowly sunk lower over time .it had a new top mount on that side fitted before I bought it so one mechanic suggested it's got mismatched springs fitted ,it pulls to the left and the nearside tyre is wearing down twice as fast as the other side .trying to get someone to change the two front springs is a pain as they cannot see an obvious breakage .Not much money at this time of the year in my job so just hope it lasts another month or so and then try again etc .cannot think of any other components that could cause it to sit low unless anybody else can suggest anything .
Sometimes the springs have a paint mark identifying them, does sound like they might have different tension ratings. The springs are pretty cheap to buy. You might find the answer by taking them apart yourself and looking closely at things.
I really like your spring compressors. Could you please let me know the whole length of one compressor? If possible, brand and model no. Please. Thanks.
Hi those are the Sykes Pickavant ones at 24cm long but I have added links to the tools I recommend in the video details. Personally these interested me more amzn.to/3b2J8TL
@@damiandrop8884 I would as it likely to go any day. Better to get both done so you don’t come back to your car after work to find the spring snapped on you and then you have the added cost of a recovery home. Also a new spring on one side and a soft worn on the other may affect handling a bit.
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If you click "SHOW MORE" in the description above your be able to see Links to the Tools 🔧🔨🔧 I use. Also Clickable Chapters📋 📙 throughout the video and other Links 🎬 that may be of interest. I've had a few viewers request where they can buy the tools they see in some of my videos but it's not very clear that the "SHOW MORE" tab has a lot of information in that may be of interest. Admittedly the amazon links are associated with me and I would earn a small commission which helps towards keeping the channel funded.
Yes this is without doubt the best video on the the internet on Fiesta coil springs ,clear precise and no stupid added music .Ten out ten for sure ,subscribed too .
Thank you for the compliment. Hope it helped.
What a GEM! The production value and effort put into it belongs to top league. Pleasant educational tone, with no destructions.
After watching this video... I'd imagine your channel has millions of subscribers. Good Sir, I wish you all the best, as you do a great service to the self-reliable motorist community. Thank You.
Thank you so much for such a lovely comment. You make all the effort worth while. I've proudly got 2,650 subscribers at the mo.....a bit further to go to the millions lol, but thank you.
Thank you Geoff but your comment disappeared when I tried to thank you.
Geoff Decorator Commented: "Yes this is without doubt the best video on the the internet on Fiesta coil springs ,clear precise and no stupid added music .Ten out ten for sure ,subscribed too ."
By far the best video i had the pleasure of watching. Even videos by commercial brands like autodoc can't compare
Wow ! thank you for such a compliment. I try to make them in a way that I could understand. I like everything explained and nothing assumed.
@@CoatsandGaiters “If you can't explain it to a six-year-old, you don't understand it yourself.” Albert Einstein
I'm just starting to learn how to fix my own car, sir the same reasons you said in your video. Stating ive watched dozens of videos on different subjects is an understatement. So yes, I meant what I said. You and Scotty Kilmer are now my go to guides when it comes to the mystical world of car fixing. Thank you for making these videos for us poor sods
@@user-vh2kt2by6z Well you've definitely got both extremes for comparison. Scotty has 4 million subscribers and I have 2,000 haha
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Absolutely brilliant video, many thanks! My offside spring broke at the weekend, only a couple of months after having had the shock absorber replaced by a garage. Watching the video has helped me today to remove the shock absorber and spring myself, so tomorrow I will buy a replacement spring and rubber boot as there is a very small split in it. I am a little nervous of trying to compress the spring myself, especially as I don't currently have the tools, so will see if I can get the local garage to do that part for me. Useful to see too that you do not have to disconnect the steering arm, as suggested in some videos, especially as I do not have a joint splitter. The nearside spring looks in poor condition too, so will tackle that next!
Thank you so much for the comment. I love to hear my video has helped someone complete a job. It's great to hear this.
As its been said before. The easiest video to follow. I've just removed the front strut exactly as you have. all thanks to you saved myself the trouble of getting recovery to my local garage.
I can't thank you enough
Sincere thanks 😊
That's great news Dave. Thank you for commenting, it's good to hear my methods are helping others.
What a detailed and well explained video. Never seen a video so thorough.
Thank you
Excellent details. Wish I had changed both at the same time. Did one side had the parts for the other side but didn't get it done. In my defense, it was minus 5 Celsius at the time. Now six months later the other side has gone. It's now 16 degrees sun is shining. Easy job thanks to this video.
Thank you. They do seem to fail together lol. You have the better weather now though. Perfect weather for car repairs.
Fantastic video. Saved my skin this weekend. Clear & concise. Thank you very much for taking the time to create this. 👍👍👍👍
Thank you for the comment and fantastic news it helped you.
Very helpful, not removing hub saved lots of time but I had trouble with the 6mm allen key on top of shock. Perseverance is key...
Hopefully the video helped give you insight to tackle things.
Just changed the coil spring thanks to you !! Thank you so much for your video !
That's fantastic news, don't forget if one goes the other may follow quickly as well so may be worth watching closely. Thank you for the positive comment.
So easy to follow, Thank You 🙏
That’s great thank you for the comment.
On my new shocks and bump/dust cover kit, my boot/gaiter doesn't clip to anything like you show at 19:18. It hangs just slightly looser than the metal shaft of the shock, does this matter? I noticed a few Ebay & EuroCP shocks don't have the wider-lower plastic/metal spacer as shown. I checked the KYB bump kit and the boot matches the Reference OE/OEM Number: 1825487... any ideas?
When the car is lowered it may cover the end. What you don't want is the chrome piston open to the elements and road salt which would pit it ands lead to the seal leaking gradually over time.
Fantastic video mate, did mine yesterday and she pass her MOT
That’s great news and thank you. Ironically my car passed its MOT today.
Thanks! My passenger side spring snapped sitting on the drive. I've ordered another shock so i can drive it to work temporarily whilst i wait for springs and tools to arrive!! Wish me luck ahaha
Hopefully this video will make your life a bit easier. Good luck.
Exactly the same problem for me it just snapped sitting on my drive...at least I wasn't driving it at the time
@@buzzkillington3354 that's how mine went. Noticed as I started to reverse.
Excellent explanation.thank you more than most
Thank you for your compliment
Great video. So far I've seen three different videos each with slightly different steps in tackling this job. One removed the driveshaft, which is a bit overkill maybe, the other undid the track rod arm attaching to the knuckle, you haven't touched anything on the knuckle other than the pinch bolt for the strut. And the Haynes manual says to remove the track rod and the lower control arm.
My question is it safe to leave the track rod and lower control arm attached when hammering the knuckle to free the strut or could they get damaged?
Thank you for the comment. No damage to the car resulted and it shortly had an MOT a few months later which it passed. I think if your careful and gentle you should be ok.
Have a 2007 fiesta and this has now happened 3 times... 1st when I had just reversed out the drive, 2nd and 3rd times whilst stationary on the drive... 1st and 3rd times my tyre has been wrecked. What if this happened whilst driving, could cause a serious accident and injury to the occupants of the car, other road users or pedestrians... how have ford got away with not acknowledging this issue and recalling??? Thanks for the video by the way, great work!!!
Thank you for the comment. I was really shocked by this as well. Like you say the fear of a ripped open tyre isn't very amusing. I've never come across anything like this before. Like a ticking time bomb. I guess you have to replace them every other oil change lol
@@CoatsandGaiters thanks to your video I might try replacing the spring myself this time... then again will need to weigh up the price of the tools etc against paying probably a couple of hundred quid to get a mobile mechanic out
Hi there,
Great video , ive just replaced the rubber boot/gaiter on the offside strut, my questions are what does the gaiter attatch to on the top mounting plate with the 3x threads?
I didn't see the bump stop on your strut was it in the gaiter ?and my strut didn"t have the bump stop present can i assume that its worn out and fallen off?
My fiesta is a 2004 flame model 1.4 petrol.
Sorry for the long message,thanks in advance for any help you can give me.
Andy
Sorry for not seeing your message earlier. I no longer have the car and sadly cannot remember how things were. Have you tried looking at the struts on ebay as there may be photographs on there of the various parts. Sorry I cannot be of more help.
Just had exactly the same thing happen on my sons 08 1.25 zetec, I didn’t notice it straight away and he took a test in it🤫.......the spring only just missed the break pipe.
That's it lol. Extremely dangerous if you ask me. I changed both sides as the next will fail shortly afterwards.
Excellent detailed video. Can you use an 18mm offset ring spanner to get the stut nut off? Or an 18mm socket with mole grips? Thanks
Thank you for the comment Mark. I'm not sure an offset would fit down there. I took a normal 18mm socket and ground the edges away. You could just grind opposite sides for an adjustable spanner to fit maybe. If you search Kennedy-Pro 18MM Go Through Socket on ebay they are £8 delivered I think.
@@CoatsandGaiters Thank you 😊
@@CoatsandGaiters Just looked on eBay. You're right they are £7.99 so I'll purchase one. 😊 Do you need to use loctite on the bolts or is that not really necessary?
@@2711marcus think they are the nylon lock nuts as I recall Mark.
@@CoatsandGaiters Ah good. This is the 4th time a spring has broken so I'm.gonna attempt it myself. I wonder if Ford have rectified this problem on newer models? It's a bloody pain in the ass haha. But thank you for the video it will help me a lot 👍
I have the same car but a slightly different issue, the front nearside corner sits low and 3 garages have all said the springs are perfect and not broken .it wasn't like that 6 months ago but it's slowly sunk lower over time .it had a new top mount on that side fitted before I bought it so one mechanic suggested it's got mismatched springs fitted ,it pulls to the left and the nearside tyre is wearing down twice as fast as the other side .trying to get someone to change the two front springs is a pain as they cannot see an obvious breakage .Not much money at this time of the year in my job so just hope it lasts another month or so and then try again etc .cannot think of any other components that could cause it to sit low unless anybody else can suggest anything .
Sometimes the springs have a paint mark identifying them, does sound like they might have different tension ratings. The springs are pretty cheap to buy. You might find the answer by taking them apart yourself and looking closely at things.
I really like your spring compressors. Could you please let me know the whole length of one compressor? If possible, brand and model no. Please. Thanks.
Hi those are the Sykes Pickavant ones at 24cm long but I have added links to the tools I recommend in the video details. Personally these interested me more amzn.to/3b2J8TL
@@CoatsandGaiters many thanks for your quick reply. Merry Christmas 🎄
@@zenghailu6274 happy Christmas to you too
Dankeschön
Thank you for saying so
Not bad but you could have dealt with the bad corrosion on the lower part of where the spring fits. Poor job really.
I was replacing the spring only though. If I started painting it that would have ended the video.
Not sure how Ford's dodged this one....
I've never come across springs that just snap randomly like these do. Bit of a safety concern I'd have thought. At least they are cheap.
@@CoatsandGaiters do you have to replace a spring on the other side to if only 1 spring is faulty?
@@damiandrop8884 I would as it likely to go any day. Better to get both done so you don’t come back to your car after work to find the spring snapped on you and then you have the added cost of a recovery home. Also a new spring on one side and a soft worn on the other may affect handling a bit.
Its shocking that Ford haven't recalled these cars over this issue.... serious accident waiting to happen!
@@lewisbrown51 Totally agree.