dipsomaniac Posted December 17, 2012 Report Posted December 17, 2012 i need to remove battery tray to fix cruise control vacuum pipe. i understand that the autobox will drop if not supported. can i just support with bricks or will i need a trolley jack to do the job? also, has anyone got any views on whether the cheap drop links (2 for a tenner) are any worse than the ones from motor factors that cost £10 each? if the car wasn't so old i would probably go to the dealer but now it is not worth spending the extra. Quote
sparky Paul Posted December 17, 2012 Report Posted December 17, 2012 (edited) Not sure about the gearbox, but don't waste your time with the cheapo droplinks, they're a false economy. Stick to a decent branded factor part if you don't want to go to Ford/VW. I've tried decent branded ones, cheap branded ones, and no-name ones of that well known auction site. The no-name ones were absolute junk, lasted around 6 months or less, IIRC. FAI branded were quite cheap, and faired a bit better, but the first and best ones I fitted were Motaquip - these droplinks were actually genuine VW parts in a Motaquip box, although that was years ago and there's no guarantee they will still be sourcing them from the same supplier. Currently fitted ones are Lockheed/Delphi, and they seem to be lasting well. They've been on a few years, still no sign of the dreaded clonk. Edited December 17, 2012 by sparky Paul Quote
avee Posted December 17, 2012 Report Posted December 17, 2012 I fitted Delphi linksseem ok so farbut still low mileage Quote
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