[Shotimes] Re: spring and struts replacement

[David P]

For those of us that maintain all the rubber components in the front
suspension, hammering down the spindle does not work, at least on the five
different Taurii/Sables that I've maintained, the suspension does not want
to go down that far, even when leveraging a 6 foot 2x4 on the torque arm.
Maybe if all the bushings were worn out it could be done. With aluminum
SFB's, TPR LCA bushings, and good condition LCA, it's just not gonna happen
without a lot of sweat, and the point here is to make the job as easy as
possible.

As far as lifting the strut and spring back into the tower, they are not
that heavy. I've done it with one hand on the strut, balancing the spring on
it's perch, and the other on a jack many times. I by no means have
stupendous upper body strength. You do this first, THEN attach the knuckle
back to the strut.


David P

95MTX



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----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian Fisher" <ianf@eden.rutgers.edu>
To: "'SHOtimes'" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 10:39
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Re: spring and struts replacement


> And how do you lift an entire knuckle/strut assembly back onto the car
> that weighs more than I care to remember? I have never needed to remove
> the LCA bolt to remove the front struts. I simply hammer down on the
> spindle to pop the strut out and push down on the LCA with a prybar. The
> top 3 nuts at the top are unfastened last.
>
> Ian
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Alan Fanning
> Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 10:28 AM
> To: SHOtimes
> Subject: [Shotimes] Re: spring and struts replacement
>
>
> Or the LCA to subframe bolt.
>
>     Alan
>
> >
> > To get out the front springs, it does help to remove the LCA from the
> > knuckle.
> >
> > Tech states to replace the LCA pinch bolt, and probably the strut
> > pinch bolt as well. I'd only replace the LCA pinch bolt, and then only
>
> > if the crush nut does not seem to apply enough force on the bolt (and
> > even then, I usually take a mallet to the nut and crush it a bit more
> > to provide good torque on the bolt).
> >
> > David P
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