Vauxhall Astra VXR MK5 Droplink Installation Tie Bar Opel

[@tylerlewis2657]

Love these little quick fixs you show it all with plenty of explination. Thank you

[@petefroud5308]

Nice work Martin . You could see Bracket playing with , his phone in the paint. Cheers Pete.

[@retrorestore]

+Peter Froud He was doing the filming with the Gopro Pete lol. Cheers Martin

[@petefroud5308]

Lol oh well i got it wrong . To be fair to Gary that is a nice car. , pocket rocket. Remember my Dad had a Astra GTE 16V mk 2 . No cat , I picked it up when it was six months old. Good lord , Far to quick for me it reved up like a motor bike . I was used to a MGB .

[@retrorestore]

Peter Froud Nice cars they were the older ones. Commanding a good price now.

[@petefroud5308]

Never driven a car that pulls like one of them. Even a V8 Lexus 400. That is another story lol. But they where nice cars .

[@shawnmrfixitlee6478]

Super good work Martin , Thumbs up !!

[@retrorestore]

+ShawnMrFixitlee Cheers Shawn. one more ticked off the list.

[@rsakura659]

Great video ! I have the exact same car and colour , look forward to more videos on this car !

[@retrorestore]

+Ruky F Nice one bud. As jobs come up, we'll be filming them. Cheers Martin

[@adamgravestock9503]

Well explained as always mate!

[@deanjones5677]

thanks martin more on the reliant soon i hope realy enjoy your vids

[@retrorestore]

+dean jones Yes, it's off to be sandblasted tomorrow and powder coated. Cheers Martin

[@jaggass]

Thinking of painting my calipers how do you take them off?

[@retrorestore]

+michael jagger Normally just a couple of bolts that hold them on. Cheers Martin

[@jaggass]

retrorestore Ill check sometime but i cant disconnect the brake hose ill lose fluid and they will need bleeding.

[@retrorestore]

michael jagger You can paint them in place if you don't want to disconnect them.

[@jaggass]

retrorestore Might do that. Disc brakes all round so will have to mask off the brake pads.

[@adamgravestock9503]

I have a clonk from the front ( what sounds like passenger side ) of my car especially noticeable around roundabouts as its a long repeated clonk, and on uneven roads and speedbumps... would you say this could possibly be the issue @retrorestore?

[@retrorestore]

Hard to say without checking it but it could be droplink, broken suspension spring, anti roll bar bushes or CV joint. You'd need the car jacked up to check these things.

[@adamgravestock9503]

@@retrorestore thankyou for the time. il jack it up and give it a wiggle n see what moves the most

[@rj57and]

Great vid, I would however recommend an OE or quality pattern brand for this link type such as Febi or FAI. They are very very common and you may find with the spurious ones they just don't last, I must have done them 4 times in the 3 years I had mine until paying a little extra for a Febi one and it's still on 2 years later (sold the car to a friend so still know it). Also Can't wait for the 3 wheeler project videos to start!

[@retrorestore]

+rj57and This is supposed to be an OE pattern but as you said, time will see. I cant wait to start them as well. Cheers Martin

[@rj57and]

Hi Martin and a happy new year, How did you find the part in the end has it lasted ok?? Just come across the vid whilst having a look over my previous "liked" videos lol

[@retrorestore]

HaveAgo Harry Yes, it has lasted well. All the best Martin

[@twig3288]

I used the Ocrap ones on my V70. They lasted 2 years before the boots split.

[@safarisedan]

a nice easy job for a change makes a welcome change to all that fighting with the mondy

[@retrorestore]

+david coster Haha, Yes it does. Bound to be more problems soon lol. Cheers Martin

[@thenormaldailyvloggeryo1555]

are you going to do more vids on magnet fishing?

[@pengers777000s]

GREAT VID MARTIN WHAT YOU DOING WITH THE ACLAIM USED TO HAVE ONE OF THOSE A FEW YEARS BACK.

[@retrorestore]

+pengers777000s Once I do the Transit brakes, i'll be back on the Acclaim. Have you seen my other Acclaim vids?

[@pengers777000s]

i have seen a few will have a look cheers mart.

[@tuckers8470]

AH very nice Astra, at the end (6:50) the mirrors are folded in, did you do that manually or is there an automatic open n' closer?

[@retrorestore]

Not sure bud, well spotted though. Cheers Martin

[@crabtreemanz09]

He got you on that car again lol Wait till he's getting you doing the turbo or the valve stem oils seals There fun to do

[@retrorestore]

+oJOKA Come on Micheal lol. I need to get on the Triumph haha Cheers Martin

[@deanjones5677]

hi martin i have a knocking sound coming from the front suspension of my mk 4 astra dis gary have the same problem people tell me its a common problem cheers dean

[@retrorestore]

+dean jones Yes, it is a common problem as in the video. An easy fix though. Cheers Martin

[@batista999]

What's up Martin, doing my droplink today, top one came off fine, but really struggling to get ratchet in bottom one? Did you use a long type socket? Thanks

[@retrorestore]

+batista999 On the bottom one, I used a standard socket but I slid a tube over the wrachet for more leverage as it was tight. Cheers Martin

[@royburridge3825]

If you don't have a thin spanner or very thin style socket for the bottom nut , believe me - forget it ! There's about 2-3 inches to work with in every direction.

[@dieselpete4053]

hi martin an easy job for a change

[@retrorestore]

+DIESEL PETE Yes, just how I like it. Cheers Martin

[@brianpercival1829]

Easy job and no problems, but why would that part fail? Newish car, only 94 K kms on it. Need more tea in this one and where's Barney?

[@retrorestore]

+Brian Percival The one on the other side had a split in the boot but we changed both as a pair Bri. Now Spring is here, Barney will make more apperances lol.

[@jennifermaxwell4637]

Nice one😊

[@retrorestore]

Cheers bud.

[@bendover9862]

This is not an Opel, no?

[@retrorestore]

+Григорий Александров No it's a Vauxhall Astra, it's a similar job on an Opel.