[Shotimes] strut replacement?

[Jason Hartberger]

>From the shotimes.com website:

"New Data....Do not grind or grease the new struts. Use a really BIG flat
bladed screwdriver, and use the pinch bolt to force the clamp portion of the
spindle open. Knock the spindle down below the welded bolt guide on the strut
so you can get the screwdriver in the slot of the spindle, then screw the
pinch bolt in backwards, through the threaded side of the spindle, so it
pushes on the screwdriver, and therefore on the other side of the spindle,
forcing it open. Just about 3/16ths of an inch is enough, and the spindle will
slide easily off the strut.)"

pardon my french, but what the hell? this is from the part where it tells you
how to get the new front struts back in. <apu> I am not understanding
anything!</apu> could somebody please explain to me what precisely a spindle
and a pinch bolt are? and how the all work? once again, TIA!

Jason "du-huh" Hartberger