Refitting
Refitting is straight forward
I like to Clean my bolts and nuts up from any rust with a wire wheel
And copper grease or anti-seize paste is my friend, love the stuff
If you decided to lay you shocks flat, you'll need to re-prime them
Ie complete 2 full movements to allow the air to sit at the top out the way
If you have a New shock - again they will need priming, so complete 2 movements
I like to fit the bottom first, so get the shock in place and fit the bolt hand tight
This allow you to align the top hole up and secure hand tight as well
You will need to torque the bolts up next
According to mk2 Haynes
Top Bolt = 80nm / 59 lbf ft
Bottom Bolt = 100nm / 74lbf ft
Once that's done, refit the wheels fitting the bolts, drop the car down and torque the wheel bolts up, a punto doesn't like being a Reliant Robin
And clean up
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