[Shotimes] Changing strut mounts and bearings

[Paul L Fisher]

Lat time I tried pulling my struts, I couldn't drop the LCA/knuckle low enough 
to pull the strut out. I guess what people are saying is that I can't change 
the bearing and mount while the struts are in the car. Crap!

Paul L Fisher
'93 Ford Taurus SHO Crimson Clearcoat ATX 166K Build date 11/18/1992
- K&N Panel filter, Tokico Struts, Eibach Springs, Dynomax cat-back, Holley 
190lph fuel pump, FPS rebuilt ATX, 26mm rear sway bar, Performance-Plus 
Stainless Steel Y-pipe, Delrin sub-frame bushings, Amsoil Series 2000 0W-30 
oil, Amsoil Synthetic ATF.
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11/19/1999
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Quoting Dave Kegel <d.kegel@attbi.com>:

> You will need the compressor for the fronts, but not the rears.  You
> should
> never have to compress them while they're on the car though.  Remove
> the
> assemblies, then compress the spring.  Then remove the upper strut
> mounts.
> 
> Dave Kegel
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul L Fisher" <sho@paul-fisher.com>
> To: "TechSHO" <TechSHO@topica.com>; "SHOTimes"
> <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: October 17, 2002 8:30 AM
> Subject: [Shotimes] Changing strut mounts and bearings
> 
> 
> > Does anyone know if I really need a spring compressor or are the
> Eibach's
> > short enough that I can do without. I know Autozone will loan me one,
> it's
> > just last time I used them there wasn't enough room to compress them
> while
> > they were still on the knuckle. I want to do this as fast as
> possible.