Maintenance & Repairs
New shock absorber cushions
New front shock absorber cushions and bearings.
Stabiliser links – Lemforder
New Lemforder stabiliser links.
Gearbox lower mount painted blue + new bolts
The tin bracket from the lower gearbox mount was painted blue, in addition, I also replaced the bolts.
Refresh front suspension components – new assembly carrier bolts and nuts
New delivery – bolts and nuts for assembly carierr subframe.
Refreshing the front suspension components
Refresh the front suspension – replacing control arm bushings, rubber components, etc.
Front axle suspension components refreshed
I repainted the front suspension components to the correct colour.
Removal of rusted parts from the front axle
Removal of rusted components from the front axle and pre-preparation for painting.
New battery – Viking Silver
My old battery had given up the ghost and was no longer able to fire the Polo much, so I decided to buy a new one. I was looking for something similar, i.e. in the 60-65Ah range, and a Varta Silver Dynamic 63Ah D15 caught my eye, but the local battery shop was out of … Czytaj dalej „New battery – Viking Silver”
New windscreen wiper blades
I replaced the front wiper blades. This time I chose BOSCH Aerotwin A 555 S, although I didn’t complain about the Valeo ones either.
