What Have You Done To Your Van Today?
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Knocked the near side mirror off 
Attempted to adjust my rear ride height. Got off to a bad start when I went out to the garage and immediately saw the C spanners I thought I'd lost, exactly where I would have expected to find them. I'd had to wait for some to arrive from ebay but at least they were cheap.
I only have room in the garage to do one side at a time so backed it in and jacked up the left side to get to the lower shock bolt. Once I'd removed this though, the hub didn't drop anywhere near enough to be able to get the spring out.
No amount of bouncing on it would drop it any further and after closer examination I realised that the ARB was stopping it from going lower. Couldn't manage to undo the 2 Allen bolts holding it on so I couldn't get any further.
So I've had to put it all back together and put the wheel back on. I'm having more fails than wins at the moment.
The only thing I can think of is to get hold of a long 8mm hex bit that will fit the cordless impact socket driver and hope that that gives me the access and leverage to get those two bolts out so I can have another go next weekend and hope that allows enough of a drop to get the spring out. Don't remember this being an issue in other posts I've read on the forum, but maybe they didn't have H&R ARBs, or found an easy way to get them off and didn't mention it.
Edit: surprised to find when I got under there that the B14s were on maximum height at the back! No wonder the van wasn't level and the handling didn't significantly improve when they were fitted.
I only have room in the garage to do one side at a time so backed it in and jacked up the left side to get to the lower shock bolt. Once I'd removed this though, the hub didn't drop anywhere near enough to be able to get the spring out.
No amount of bouncing on it would drop it any further and after closer examination I realised that the ARB was stopping it from going lower. Couldn't manage to undo the 2 Allen bolts holding it on so I couldn't get any further.
So I've had to put it all back together and put the wheel back on. I'm having more fails than wins at the moment.
The only thing I can think of is to get hold of a long 8mm hex bit that will fit the cordless impact socket driver and hope that that gives me the access and leverage to get those two bolts out so I can have another go next weekend and hope that allows enough of a drop to get the spring out. Don't remember this being an issue in other posts I've read on the forum, but maybe they didn't have H&R ARBs, or found an easy way to get them off and didn't mention it.
Edit: surprised to find when I got under there that the B14s were on maximum height at the back! No wonder the van wasn't level and the handling didn't significantly improve when they were fitted.
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Undo the ARB at the wishbone saddles either end of the bar (13mm hex heads) while the van is level and then the rear arm will drop low enough when you undo the damper.
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WOC rear bumper protector. Fitted last week. Good quality and nice fit Might have to get s ‘rear bumper protector’ protector though, looks awfully nice and shiny, don’t want it getting scratched 
Sorry, photo is a bit pants, looks much better in real life.
Might have to get s ‘rear bumper protector’ protector though, looks awfully nice and shiny, don’t want it getting scratched Sorry, photo is a bit pants, looks much better in real life.
But won't it still be under the wishbone, under the same amount of tension, even with those bolts undone? I did think of undoing those (though only once it was in the air) but it didn't look like it would do anything, hence going for the bolts that attach the ARB to he chassis.Undo the ARB at the wishbone saddles either end of the bar (13mm hex heads) while the van is level and then the rear arm will drop low enough when you undo the damper.
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With the van level (and such that the ARB isn't under torsion), you can undo both sides of the ARB and it can then be swung down while still held the chassis clamps.
This will give you the room you need to lever each side down and remove the spring.
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Ah right. By both sides do you mean of the clamp or the left clamp and the right clamp? I can only get to one side at a time due to access restrictions
Yes, both sides as in left hand wishbone and right hand wishbone clamps without touching either of the two chassis mounting points.
I would think you're gonna struggle if you can only get at one side. Any torsion on the ARB at all and your gonna be fighting it.
So I've found, that's why the only solution I could see was releasing it from the chassis one side at a time, is that not possible?
I'm not sure that'll help you or be too safe.
If you just have one side of the rear raised it might ping out of place if the chassis bracket/brackets were released.
Ok thanks, I'm going to have to rethink my approach.
Results of a morning with Sonax Xtreme detailer. Surprised even with silver I managed to get some reflection in the paint work using it. This was with only one coat too.
