Replacing A Droplink On My SEAT Leon Cupra

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Replacing A Droplink On My SEAT Leon Cupra

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Replacing A Droplink On My SEAT Leon Cupra
Hello guys, and welcome back to Car Obsession. Earlier this month I had 'Leo" my Mk2 SEAT Leon Cupra in at the garage to do some investigation work. Whilst he was in there I had him health checked and it turned out one of the boots on the offside (driver's side) droplink had split.
This is an MOT failure so it needed addressing, especially as the MOT was due... So I thought I'd roll up my sleeves and do it myself. Just a quick disclaimer, this is NOT a how to video, and I'm NOT a trained mechanic. However, if you happen to learn something new that's an added bonus!
What is a droplink? Also referred to as a stabiliser link, it' connect the anti-roll bar to the suspension strut for better...erm, stability. The reason why a split boot is an MOT failure is because a split will cause the grease to escape, which runs the risk of the ball joint getting dry. If the joint gets dry it could seize, thus making the component fail.
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@CarObsession 3 жыл бұрын

Good evening everyone and welcome to another maintenance video! This time I'm replacing the offside droplink on Leo as one of the boots were split and his MOT was booked the week after I found out the boot was split. It may have been an unpleasant job due to the cold, but it was worth it as he passed with no advisories 🙌🏽.

@RG-gq4nz 4 ай бұрын

I’m doing this on my polo. On the bottom bolt I’ve managed to shear a torx 30 bit inside the screw so the nut just spins. Like someone else said, it’s great you’re including the problems you had too. You can jack the wheel hub up a bit to line up the drop link holes.

@seanwallace1972 3 ай бұрын

Great video,I had to do my partners car,like you I removed the drivers side drop link,it like yours looked to big,tried lowering the torsion bar,got the threaded part through the hole,but wasn’t in properly, When I jacked up the other side Bingo in it went stray away no issues, 👍

@CarObsession 3 ай бұрын

Hi Sean, I'm glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching 👍🏽.

@CarBore 3 жыл бұрын

After filming a couple of vids like this must admit I know how hard it is to film it and get the jobs done, you're doing a superb job with it! Felt your pain with the alloy not coming off the hub 😂

@CarObsession 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, filming certainly makes the job longer! Thanks for watching!

@johnkennedy1242 2 жыл бұрын

nice video .. good to see you included the issues you had with the job rather than editing them out to make it look perfect. I have to do the same job on both sides of my SEAT Ibiza .. Thanks

@CarObsession 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks John!

@ross6865 6 ай бұрын

Nice video , i recently did this today had same issue forgot to jack otherside . Unfortuantly mine was siezed solid so impacy gun no luck and the allen key holes was rounded trusty grinder worked well but due to weight on one side when cut through jack shifted. But 1 side done after 2hours in rain.

@robtt997 3 жыл бұрын

Car looks really good. Like your tinkering videos . You explain clearly what you are doing so it suits all

@CarObsession 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate! I try to keep them as simple as possible as like many, I'm not the most technically minded person. Thanks for watching mate.

@boguscop Ай бұрын

I always end up cutting these off, I’m gonna have get myself a decent impact gun.

@CarObsession Ай бұрын

I work in a car repair garage (not as a mechanic, much to the relief of many!) and it's not uncommon for droplinks to have to be cut off especially on older cars, obviously. Thanks for watching.

@ROUTEPLANNERPAUL Жыл бұрын

Thankyou for sharing think I'll have a go myself

@CarObsession Жыл бұрын

No worries, thanks for watching 👍🏽

@daveyboy7305 10 ай бұрын

Great video, many thanks

@CarObsession 10 ай бұрын

My pleasure!

@cabaiste Жыл бұрын

Nice video, did you have to jack both sides of the car up to get the new drop link in?

@CarObsession Жыл бұрын

Yes pal, this was mentioned at around 9:35 👍🏽

@cabaiste Жыл бұрын

@@CarObsession Cheers I was wondering as you mentioned it but I could not see it in the video. Need to do this job myself so its good to know. Enjoy whats left of the weekend!

@MrSunnyBhoy 3 жыл бұрын

Another successful job, you make it look easy and looks like you've got a decent amount of mechanical knowledge. Do you think you'd ever switch from the customer service to become a mechanic?

@CarObsession 3 жыл бұрын

Haha, I don't know about that, it took me far longer than it should have done to do the job LOL!

@kristian5821 3 жыл бұрын

Hello , If you ever are going to sell your hardtop let me know as I’ve got a glen eagles mx5 and would love a matching hardtop.

@CarObsession 3 жыл бұрын

Huh, how did you know I've got a hardtop? The MX-5 didn't feature in this video 😅. I'll be honest Kristian I have no intentions of selling it right now, and to be honest, there is a colour difference. If you ever see any pics of 'Monique' with her hardtop on, in the right light you will see the hardtop isn't actually the same colour, even though I was told it was taken from a Glen Eagles. Thanks for watching.

@kristian5821 3 жыл бұрын

@@CarObsession oh thanks for letting me know and great video btw

@CarObsession 3 жыл бұрын

@@kristian5821 Thanks mate!

@rahmann936 3 жыл бұрын

I need a droplink replacing on my car. 👎 I know it's not a big job, but I'm taking it to a garage for 2 reasons. 1 I don't have the tools. And 2 I don't like working on cars in the cold weather. I would be like you afterwards can't feel my hands and feet.

@CarObsession 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, in hindsight I wish I had used one of the ramps at work as I would have more space to work with, and I would have been warmer. Oh well, I got the job done which is the main thing and Leo passed his MOT with no advisories! Thanks for watching.