So what you'll need:
Trolley jack
Axle Stands
Decent socket set
10 and 12 mil spanners
brake fluid
rags
Firstly, jack up the back of the car as high as ya can (make sure its in 1st gear
) and rest it on axle stands, put blocks in front of the front wheels just to be sure!! remove rear wheels!
disconnect handbrake cables at the handbrake! 12mil spanner
now ya need to remove them from the car, to do this ya gotta go under
i let the backbox drop down to give me the room to work behind the exhaust, theres a heatshield blocking your path you'll need to remove (10mil socket, 4 bolts)
once thats out of the way you'll see where the lines run through the floor
held in place by a plate with 3 10mil bolts
once this is disconnected, you need to pull the drivers side line out of it so ya can get them out from behind the fuel tank, the lines are bolted to the body in 4 places, 2 on each line, (12mil spanner)
then, disconnect brake lines under the arch, watch for any fluid leaking, i found more came out of the line on the rta than outta the hardline, but it did drip steadily out of the hardline after that!! you'll need a 10mil spanner and something like a heavy screwdriver to tap the spanner with to loosen the nut, being Very careful the spanner doesn't slip or it'll round the nut, very easily done on these little buggers!! once the nut is loosened pull out the clip under neath it, i used the open end of a spanner to lever it out, hook the spanner behind the lip and push the spanner back against the line to push the clip out!
Once ya have all that done then ya can start on removing the actual arms themselves, ya can either remove the arm and all support arms or ya can leave the lca (just remove the bolt holding it to the back of the hub) and shock in place, 2nd method requires removal of 5 bolts, one in the toe arm (14mil), 2 in the main rta bushing (17mil) and 2 in the upper control arm (14mil), before removing the toe arm bolt i marked its positioning on the body by scratching around the back of it to mark its position prior to removal!
the image shows the result of the 1st method!!
then its the same for the other side and reverse of removal to install the new RTA's!! Then fill and bleed the brakes, thats another how to i afraid
Job Done
Tips: when disconnecting the brake line from the hard line be careful the spanner doesnt slip, as i said earlier i tapped the handle of the spanner with the rubber handle of an adjustable spanner lightly to carck it free!
Also if ya have a spare pair of clear swimming goggles lying around keep them to hand for the work underneath the car as a lot of dust/dirt/S*!t lands down into your eyes
any questions don't hesitate to ask! hopefully someone find this useful!!
Have Fun!!!
Tommy
