[Shotimes] Re: spring and struts replacement

[ianf@eden.rutgers.edu]

I am not even suggesting that the Taurii that I've worked on are 
decrepit and poorly maintained either. I have TPR bushings and AL SF 
bushings on my personal 93 and I had full poly on my 94. I don't know 
why everyone is having all of these problems when I can do it so easily 
and quickly.

Maybe I should demonstrate at the next convention? :)

Ian


> Remove the LCA from the knuckle, then you can push the knuckle down 
and off
> of the strut.
> 
> I've never found a front suspension that would freely drop down that 
far
> without torqueing the crap out of it, but then I've never worked on a 
Gen1,
> either, and I've also never worked on a decrepit Taurii or Sable, 
since I
> maintain the vehicles my extended family drives fairly well. I can 
see one
> with worn-out bushing coming off easily, but I've leveraged 200Lbs on 
a
> six-foot long 2x4, between the LCA and the subframe, and the 
suspension
> obviously does not want to go that far. Maybe you've got special 
Taurii with
> extended travel suspension or something where you reside.
> 
> 
> David P
> 
> 95MTX
> 
> 
> 
> ~
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ian Fisher" <ianf@eden.rutgers.edu>
> To: "'David P'" <jpotter8@bellsouth.net>; "'SHOtimes'"
> <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 19:48
> Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Re: spring and struts replacement
> 
> 
> > I have Al SF bushings and have removed the front struts on many 
SHO's
> > countless times and have never had a problem hammering down on the
> > spindle.
> >
> > As far as difficulty in reattaching the strut spring assembly, I was
> > referring to attaching it to the car with the spindle/brakes/rotors 
all
> > attached. It isn't light to do it that way. However, if you are 
removing
> > it that way, because you couldn't do it separately, how are you 
managing
> > to reinstall it separately?
> >
> > Ian
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of David P
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 5:46 PM
> > To: 'SHOtimes'
> > Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Re: spring and struts replacement
> >
> >
> > 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
> >
> >
> >
> > ~
> > ----- 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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