I can report that some of the sphere replacement went well… because I only replaced some of the spheres

Front corners and accumulator done, the latter of which were easy… but involved using a hammer and chisel as the tool wouldn’t fit

and the latter of which required a 4 foot bar and swinging on it under my work mates 4 post ramp!
Just the centre and all the rears left to go when I get use of the ramp again.
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While I was there I checked the condition of the strut tops which I believe were ok, just a bit of corrosion on the top shroud thingy, but the underside in the wheel arch didn’t show any separation that I could see. What do you reckon?
I coated the rusty bits in copper grease, it’ll do for now.
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Now that my Punto is back as my daily the XM is laid up on the drive for now, it decided to Chuck some of its water out when parked on a hot day after a spell in traffic. I can’t tell if it’s the water pump or a pipe that’s gone. It doesn’t leak while it’s not running, emptying the header tanks with in a few miles of running.
Reckon it’s worth replacing and doing the 5 year old timing belt kit at the same time?
Also, I discovered while underneath it that it only has one radiator fan… which may have been the cause of it getting pretty hot! No wiring present, no relays or anything. Is a single fan original fitment for a 2.0i boggo spec car? And should I endeavour to fit a second one? I’ve found one from a peugeot with the same size fan with the wiring, tempted to stick that on with a relay to a manual switch since I have lots of blank slots in the interior!
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