Re: aftermarket struts?

[Jorel <jorel140@yahoo.com>]

Thanks for the info George. Sounds like you learned
the hard way. This one guy was telling me about using
the cars own weight to compress the strut. He said use
a block of wood and just lower the car down. That
sounded both clever and dangerous.
Jorel
--- george curl <gcurl4866@yahoo.com> wrote:
> You will definitly need a strut compressor.  Be sure
> to be VERY carefull if this is your first time with
> struts.  I've done my own for years but about a year
> ago I had a spring slip out of the
> compressor(safetys
> weren't on duh) Caught my wrist(broken) and bounce
> across the shop until my bike caught it(doh).  13mm
> socket for the strut bearings(top 2) and I believe a
> 17 or 19mm for A arm.(lower 2)  Firmly secure the
> strut(either vice on tube or in a wall mount spring
> compressor)  Compress the strut until the spring is
> loose on the piston.  I think it's  a 22 or 24 mm
> nut
> on the end of the piston to remove the upper strut
> bearing.  Remove the bearing and might as well
> replace
> since your in there...  I know my stuts are inserts
> so
> I can unscrew the cap and remove the insert. 
> assembly
> is reverse of the above.  Just be sure to be very
> careful when removing the spring compressor!!!!!  Be
> sure to get a quality alignment after your done
> (fronts only)  when you remove the stuts you throw
> off
> the camber which also jacks with the toe...
> 
> I use gabriels myself.  I know not the best but they
> work and replacements are readily accesible and
> FREE!!
> Koni's would be nice but have to wait until funds
> allow:P
> 
> Anyone have anything else I might have forgotten. 
> It's second nature now so I probably just skimmed
> the
> surface of the work.  Mostly basic tools except for
> the compressor...
> 
> George-
> 
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