Hey all,
I will be fitting some new castor blocks this week and whilst they are pretty simple to fit I couldn't see any information on whether you can just raise the front up and unbolt them. Do the arms need to be under load with wheels on the ground or can they be hanging freely?
Thanks
Castor block fitting
Before swapping, measure your caster.
Then raise the car and swap the caster blocks with the wheels hanging. Torque the bolts mounting the caster blocks to the chassis, but not the nuts on the eccentric cranks.
Put the car on the ground and adjust the eccentric cranks to get back to the caster measured at the start. Then torque the eccentric crank nuts.
Then raise the car and swap the caster blocks with the wheels hanging. Torque the bolts mounting the caster blocks to the chassis, but not the nuts on the eccentric cranks.
Put the car on the ground and adjust the eccentric cranks to get back to the caster measured at the start. Then torque the eccentric crank nuts.
'87 944 NA
'68 Series 2A, '96 E36 M3, '02 Vanquish, '15 Flying Spur
'68 Series 2A, '96 E36 M3, '02 Vanquish, '15 Flying Spur
Great thanksjeyjey wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2026 12:13 pm Before swapping, measure your caster.
Then raise the car and swap the caster blocks with the wheels hanging. Torque the bolts mounting the caster blocks to the chassis, but not the nuts on the eccentric cranks.
Put the car on the ground and adjust the eccentric cranks to get back to the caster measured at the start. Then torque the eccentric crank nuts.