Wonky

This is the opposite side to your picture, it looks like the piston on one side of your cylinder has popped out, perhaps when you pressed the brake pedal? Never press the brake pedal with the drum removed. You will need to lift up the wedge in picture to allow the shoes to return and also reinsert the piston to the cylinder. Probably need to bleed the brake on that drum too.

It’s certainly looks well worn. Straightforward to change, you are supposed to fit new bolts when you replace the wishbones. The Mk 2 is different to the Mk1 wishbone.

Perhaps a good clean with a wire brush might clear the threads prior to applying penetrating oil. However, it might be wise to just replace them as I think some wear will be present.

Before you buy anything, check the wiring between the door and A pillar in the bellows for broken wires.

Definitely wrong, as above, even used the old bolts too.

The “coupling rod” (item 7 ) is a drop link. It couples the anti-roll bar to the strut. With only one side of the vehicle raised from the ground the tension in the anti-roll bar will force the strut and hub assembly to move as you had released the lower ball joint. This will allow the strut/hub to move as you have described. Raising the other front wheel off the ground will stop this from happening.

I am guessing that you only have one side of the car off the ground maybe? If that is so the anti roll bar can cause what you describe I think.

I used: Errecom Evaporator Cleaner Foam, Air Conditioner Foam Cleaner, 400 mL Aerosol Can. From large online shopping site. I can definitely recommend it, the smell has gone and not returned so far. In fact I treated my wife’s friends polo with the same problem and she is happy too. The thin pipe takes a while to straighten otherwise it’s easy to use.

It does now, but was bone dry. I have used a foam cleaning aerosol as the musty smell was intolerable. New cabin filter fitted now too.

No it was just plain, no perforations evident at all. Nothing was removed from the pipe outlet, that’s as it was when I exposed the pipe.

Thanks Pete. Unfortunately there is no flap, however there is a bulge in the insulation and I can feel the pipe behind it. Guess I’ll have to cut my own.

Thank you Pete. That is a great help, thank you.

Hi folks. Does anyone know the location of the air conditioning evaporator drain hose exit point through the bodywork on a 2013 1.2TSI Fabia estate. I can not seem to locate it and no apparent water dripping beneath the car after air conditioning has been on for quite some time.