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Old 29th June 2022, 16:12   #6
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Originally Posted by Ed3 View Post
What approach do people use to fit the standard guard that goes on the front strut to stop a snapped coil spring going into the tyre.

There are two screws of different sizes. Which goes where? As the dampers are rusted painted and waxoyled I cannot tell which is the small hole and which the big. and I will have to kind of drill out a hole.

Also some say the screws are not good enough and bolts are needed?

In case people do not realise it seems none of these guards were factory fitted. And we all need to check if our cars have them
The smaller diameter screw (M6) goes in the outer hole. The larger (M7) goes in the inner hole.
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