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How to replace the rear shock absorbers of a Seat Leon 1

Model: Seat Leon 1M - Years: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
Part: Shocks

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In this video we will see how to replace the rear shock absorbers of a Seat Leon 1: we lift the car and remove the tires, making sure that the wheels remain in their normal position; we remove the screw from the lower bracket, and then remove the two screws that fix the shock absorber from the top. On the workbench, we remove the upper protective cover, the mounting bracket and the dust cover, which we will reuse.

We verify that the new shock absorber exactly matches the one we removed from the car, reassemble the upper support and the dust cover, tightening the screw to 2.5 Nm. We position the component so that we can put back the upper screws, to be tightened to 7.5 Nm and the lower one to 6 Nm. We can put the tire back on and proceed to the other side.

Then check the alignment of the steering angles.


Posted on 23 March 2025 by ScegliAuto


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