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    front wheel bearing

    i,ve got myself a noisy front wheel bearing. my astra has the strut and hub in one.i,ve only got experiance in adjustable bearings so these pressed one,s are new to me. do they haft to be pressed out or as seen on utube diffrent sizes of lump hammers. cheers gramps.
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    rear spring

    all good replaced both springs and found that the broken one was the right size, the one that I got of ebay wrong and when I took off the other side that was wrong as well. mrs happy so I,am over the moon. in the good books for now cause I should have known they were wrong. cheers for the help...
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    rear spring

    looks like I got sold the estate type. found on ebay one,s that are 213 length and 151 diameter which are very close to the old one. my astra is a mk3 4door hatch 1600 ls so if anybody can confirm these are the ones I,ll buy them next week . its a 1998. cheers gramps.
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    rear spring

    spot on, I compared it to other side and its 2inches bigger. look like I,ll be ebaying it again.thanks for the advice gramps.
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    rear spring

    ns spring broken so fitted a new one off ebay. sod to get back on seemed to be to big, anyway I was wondering if I have been sent the wrong one as apart from being hard to get in its now developed a knocking sound when you bounce it. would the estate use a larger one it was the right type ie...
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    brake pipe fittings

    quick question. getting on with the car, done the tie rods and the track rods new springs on the back and started on the brake pipes. question the male pipe fitting.the original ones are 18mm long including the nut part. sent away for new ones and the first are to short at 15mm and the other is...
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    brake pipe fittings

    thanks for that tomf I,ll make sure I put it back on. just found that the rear springs broke as well. happy days. slowly getting there.
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    brake pipe fittings

    drum brake on mine. the copperpipe goe,s from wheel cylinder to flexi pipe which has this black tube thing connected to the other end of the flexi. cheers gramps.
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    brake pipe fittings

    me again, took one of the rear flexi,s off and there is a black tube thingy connected to it . is this a type of one way valve or something else . cheers gramps.
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    road springs

    thanks for that.
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    road springs

    having a lovely time replace all the brake pipes and flexi,s on my 98 astra. the way every joint has welded itself together is a joy everybody should experience. anyway I need to know if possible that the front & rear springs are interchangeable. the back ones broke but I have a front so you...
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    road springs

    having a lovely time replace all the brake pipes and flexi,s on my 98 astra. the way every joint has welded itself together is a joy everybody should experience. anyway I need to know if possible that the front & rear springs are interchangeable. the back ones broke but I have a front so you...
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    tie rod adjuster

    thanks for the help tomf, saved buy a nother merseysider. when I said all day change that to a couple of goes during the day. I did buy a set but there to big, told it would fit mk2 & 3. on the ones I,ve got its says m16 1,50 & the new ones m16 ,2. hopefully these are right other wise its the...
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    tie rod adjuster

    anybody know were I can buy the adjuster rod for a tie rod. tried all day nothing, got the track rod ends the tie rod for both sides but can not find the adjusters. cheers gramps.
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    brake pipe fittings

    me again folks, trying to buy the fittings for my 98 astra on ebay and the choice is giving a right hump. Its 3/16 pipe and I assume its 10mm long thread something like that am i right. cheers gramps.
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    hockey sticks

    thanks for the reply, gramps.
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    hockey sticks

    hello folks. been a lurker for quite a while on the forum really enjoy the different post. anyway moving on. took the wifes mk3 for its mot which normally passes no problem. anyway it failed on track rod end and some brake pipes, not much to do there but the one that's confusing me is this fail...
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