So today I took the car in for a full service and all is well that side. I ask them to have a look around aswell for me (ghosts in the machine) and they have come back to me saying that my front pads are going low and will need doing which is not an issue. Then they have come across a crack coil spring on the rear. What the hell has that happened?

Hi I need to replace one front and one rear shock absorber and rear spring in my astra j 2.0cdti elite.Apparently car has flex ride suspension (sport and tour button).so called Vauxhall parts today and asked what price without fitting would be for set of ne fronts and rears cos ideally would be nice change all for new ...nearly £2000 without fitting!this is what I heard !
I think is just wrong to pay this kind of money!even my cousin m sport adaptive suspension cos less from BMW!
So any advice

Hi all,

So I have the car for almost a year now so I just went to the MOT here in Belgium and it passed with 1 remark: the right rear shock absorber is leaking.
Here's the picture:
[Image: https://i.imgur.com/4JRjdUn.jpg]

Partnumbers on the sticker:
44 2400 005 332
GM 13 252 385
AAGF

So I have a few questions:
1. When should I replace this? As soon as possible or can I wait several months without a problem (it passed MOT). Should I replace both at the same time?

 Hello

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Hello.i have opel astra j with flexride modell 2013 with 20000km.i buy this car new from topical dealer in greece.my car has noises front and rear in shock absorber.dealer said that its ok.but the noises are terible.hearing as "gloop gloop"can find were is the problem?isn't the brakes!i have check them.thanks.

Hi folks,

I'm about to change the rear shocks on my car, and according to the info on the Vauxhall workshop manuals website the bottom bolt that connects the shock to the suspension arm should not be reused, but a new one fitted.

The torque settings given are to tighten initially to 150 Nm, and then tighten a further 65 degrees. This suggests to me that it's a stretch bolt. Am I correct?

In all the years I've replaced shock absorbers on various Vauxhall cars, this is the first time I've