I have a 1998 406 Hdi estate and my offside soil spring has just
snapped, luckily when I was pulling into a driveway at about 5 mph!
RAC guy said that suggested that he could see no other damage to the
tire or brake lines. I am 'reasonably' technically minded and have
the car sitting at home.
1. Can I remove the shock itself by jacking the car up and then take
it to a garage to replace the coil? Or just drive slowly to the
garage (literally about 200metres away!) and get them to do it all (I
don't know how big the job is).
2. Do I need any specialist tools to remove it other than spanners/
tourque wrench etc?
3. Should I remove the other front shock while I am about it and get
that replaced?
4. Can I buy the shock online? My concern is that I might get stiffed
by a garage and I don't want to pay a premium. I have no idea how
much they are...
The car has 112k miles on it.
Thanks in advance
