Success!!
I managed to change the brackets without taking the shocks out. Some of the nuts were iffy and getting the bolt on top of the shock took a while, but technically not too challenging.
For the record, my CX5 is an early 2012 build (I picked it up in June of 2012).
Don’t scare me. I just spent hours and hours replacing the rear end links which were rusted beyond belief. In the end needed to get a Sawzall to chop off the end. Dealer wants $1380+tax (so ~$1560 all in) to replace both rear shocks - that includes parts and labour. Guess I’ll be buying a new...
Thanks for the reply. Might as well go with the US supplier for the shock as the dealer here in Canada wants an equivalent of $290USD per shock, which is why I was thinking of going the mount-only approach. The original shocks seem pretty good still as I only have about 80k miles (130k Km) and...
Has anybody tried the KYB SM5890 rear shock mount? It’s says that they are compatible with 2013-2018 CX5s. I know there was a change for the Gen1s, so not sure about the fitment.
https://www.thewrenchmonkey.ca/products/auto-parts/kyb/sm5890/
I have an early build from 2012 and my mounts are...
Thanks for the replies. It's not the struts or seals...it's just that it stays locked. In general, I never have trouble opening/unlocking the liftgate in warm weather. The trouble only starts in cold (freezing?) Temps. For the next few days it will be a bit warmer here so probably won't have any...
Just like the title says, my liftgate doen't open when the temperature drops below freezing. Anybody else ever have this issue?
I looked at the mechanism and nothing obvious so I'll probably have to take it to the dealer.
I'm pretty sure he meant that your downshifting isn't aggressive enough - which it isn't. It's not like you're routinely revving to +4K on downshifts.
Any time you have the throttle closed and are above idle you'll have high vacuum which might cause increased oil consumption. Downshifting...