15 captured repliesPartial discussion capture · Source accounts, not a confirmed diagnosis
THIS DISCUSSION / SOURCE-DERIVED OVERVIEW
Discussion summary
YOUR RESEARCH£550 labour to swap front coil springs?
Leading reported evidence
Replace shocks
Performed · outcome unconfirmed
No successful repair reported for this finding.
0
Reported fixes
0
Unsuccessful attempts
1
Discussions
Read evidence and context
Explicit resolution reports before identified causes, performed actions and suggestions. Within each level, matching component labels precede direct query mentions and inherited thread context; successful versus unsuccessful discussion counts, owner confirmations and independent discussion support determine order. This is not a probability of success.
Discussions that performed work without a confirmed outcome
1
0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.
0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.
Leading evidence: 'Replace shocks' (no explicit attributable resolution; this is a reported action or suggestion). Across 1 matching discussions, The most frequently discussed action is 'Replace shocks' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.
Source reports, not a diagnosis or a success probability. Counts refer to discussions and can overlap.
Counts describe captured discussions, not unique people or a diagnosis. Author identities are not reliably stored. Exact duplicate evidence is counted once across matching discussions; one discussion counts at most once per action/state. Multiple repairs reported together remain a combination. Suggestions and failed attempts do not establish a fix. Matches cover whole discussions and can include related faults, model variants and incomplete threads.
15 eligible posts · 0 unverified posts · 1 discussions match the subject in their title or opening post.
911uk: 1 discussions
0 evidence records excluded for query context · 0 excluded by outcome qualification · 0 adjusted by outcome qualification.
0 acknowledgements have no verified action link; they do not establish a repair result.
Generation: 20261027T044418Z · outcome-qualification-6. Deterministic extraction; no AI model inference. How we use sources
It's a good few hours, especially if they've not been off before, but also expect to shell out for some new shocks as I'd be surprised if they get the nut off they end or they're not knackered (hence the spring snapping). If you get Porsche ones, the labour cost will feel like small change.
I would definitely get new dampers, bump stops and top mounts, as well as new front drop links if none of these have been replaced in the last 8-10 years or more.
This is a job you want to do as little as often imho.
It's was pretty tough when I removed the struts on our Carrera 4.
The hub nuts (on the end of the halfshaft) are tightened to a phenomenal torque (460Nm). To get them off I used a powerful impact wrench (De Walt DCF899), rated at 1625Nm breakaway torque. These things are amazing considering they are powered by a small, lightweight battery. As someone pointed out on another forum, they seem to defy the laws of physics.
No standard garage near me had a torque wrench big enough to tighten them and I had to go to a HGV service centre to get them torqued up.
So were mine. I fit Bilsteins. Had to change them again a few months ago. Hopefully yours aren't those. Also both nuts were seized on the top of them and I had to lob them off with an angle grinder.
I'm pretty sure it took me 6 hours to do one side on mine. The pinch bolt through the hub was seized and the strut had to come out with the hub attached,
I did top mount, bump stop and spring, but my shocks are fairly new Bilstein, so were OK.
I also seem to remember having to cut off the top mount carefully too.
I'd say £550 could be a winner if it all comes apart easily, but if it's anything like my last one was, I can't blame them for quoting that much. At £70 an hour, it could be a good deal.
I think they're covering for the situations above..if all well lubed when last reassembled it's an easy and quick job.. but that's unlikely so they've factored in some contingency and very wisely.
