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Dear Friends I hope I find you in good health. Small update: I replaced myself almost a month ago both lower suspension arms with MANDO parts. Below my findings: 1) Very EASY to remove driver's side one but..a real pane to remove right side one because of the limited space to reach the real bushing ...

Dear Friends, I was thinking to give you a small update. While I removed drive shafts I noticed that left ball joint dust cover from lower arm suspension was damaged. I went to KIA garage and bought for about 9 euros 2xdust covers to replace myself. But..when i tried to replace the left one, I notic...

SIDE VIEW.
Tommorow I'll try to take some photos from spring buffer

REAR VIEW - notice the ET of the wheel and that it comes slightly out of the wheel arch

Here are some photos.
I'll try to take some more

Can I upload pictures to the forum directly? or..only links?

hello my friends. I have a picanto 2004 1.1 with 315000 km on the clock. I bought it second hand with 270.000 km almost 3 years ago. I have done a few modifications and I though to share them with you. 1) because the headlights were faded (the plastic cover gets corroded from UV radiation, especiall...

bună prieteni. Scuze pentru românul meu rău. Folosesc Google translate. Pico-ul meu consumă 5,5 până la 6,0 max cu 100 RON SHELL RACING întotdeauna. Pentru a consuma 6.0 litri trebuie sa fiu pe autostrada impingand-o destul de mult (>130km/h). Daca folosesc prost consumul de benzina poate ajunge uso...

hello Bau & Caralumba, Thank you for giving me courage. I am satisfied now, vibration is totally gone on accelaration. I tried the car already on 90 km distance, while most of them on the highway. Everything is fine now. I do love this little car. It gives me so much and ask for so little. I hav...

The job was succesfully done! It was a pane...without impact gun to remove hub nuts...let alone to torque them up to 240ΝΜ but..after trying various tricks I did it. The left side CV was a real mess. Somebody had "overhauled it" and..the one of the three wheels was missing inner cylindrica...

this link is quite helpful. I am planning to try to overhaul the CV joints this coming weekend..provided the weather does allow me to work. I have no garage..so I have to do the job outdoors, in the open. Let's see..how it will go. Thank you my friend for your help & support and the time devoted...

Thank you!

Unfortunately I have the manual 5-Speed Gearbox.
is there any chance to find the service manual?

Sorry I mean..my tie rod..has no castle nut & safety pin...only a safety nut with the plastic material in the front threds.
Also I don't want to mess my wheel alignment.

Hello my good friends, I just bought the stuff. I bought 2 full sets x Inner CV joins with Grease, "Cross", rubbet cover, special clamps which can be installed with only a simple set of plyers. I open them and checked: they have zero tolerance. Then I went under car cause I changed oil and...

Finally, KIA garage claimed..that I need to replace both boots...(inner CV joints). They asked...a crazy amount of money..and I am planning to do the job myself. If all goes well..I'll revert to update..with the final outcome. I only wish they are..right becuase I already ordered after market inner ...