just want know

cena

is it easy to take out and put in a new shock absorber

Johnboy Mac

Front or rear, make & model of car? Why only one?

cena

its a punto. back left has stared to leak. would like to give to try and the money than pay someone else to do it

sogood

As mentioned above, why only one? things like this that come in pairs are best replaced in pairs, as they usually have the same life span and if one fails the other isnt usually far behind. replacing the whole unit is just a matter of undoing bolts basically, but to replace the shock only, after the entire unit has been removed, the coil spring must be compressed (using a few coil spring compressors! Surprise) and stripping the unit down, replacing the shock strut and assembly is a reverse. taking the entire unit out is usually just a case of jack up and support FIRMLY the car, remove the appropriate wheel, undo the lower mounting bolt that runs through the lower bush at the end of the shock unit, udo the top mounting bolt, usually accessible beneath the rear parcel shel or inside the boot at the top of the wheel arch and the unit is out! When replacing anything always use all new nuts/bolts/spring washers etc where applicable and ensure that they are correctly tightened to the correct torque.

cena

sounds like alot of work

Johnboy Mac

cena wrote: »

sounds like alot of work

To somebody who has done a similar job previous it' s about one hour a side. So maybe advisable you pay to get the job done - €80 for both sides I'd say is about right.

pred racer

On most cars, the back shocks are easy to replace, simply jacking up the back of the car is enough to take the tension from the rear springs, undo the bolts and whip em out, new ones in and bob's yer mothers brother......
obviously if there is still tension in the springs you will need the spring compressors, but Ive never needed them for rear shocks on any of my cars.

Ferris

Don't use spring compressors unless you're competant or in the company of a competent person. You can store a lot of energy in a coil spring with spring compressors and if one lets go it will literally go through you.

With the rears however sometimes you can compress the shock and spring with a jack.

It sounds like an easy job:

http://www.puntosports.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=7894