[Shotimes] OK Jason...Here's Your Answer......was: Strut Replacement

[George Fourchy]

On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 00:53:26 -0400 (Eastern Daylight Time), Carl Prochilo wrote:

>Are those all the steps, or are some unnecessary?

Those are too many steps...the majority of them (or at least of the total effort)
are unnecessary.

3) You don't have to remove the lower control arm from anything.
4) You don't have to remove the axle.

What you DO have to do instead of these is remove the nut and washer from the
tenstion strut where it connects to the LCA.  Slide the LCA back about an inch or
inch and a half....go up in front of the tire and give it a good kick.  This will
give you the capability of movement necessary to slide the knuckle off the strut.

This is what I have been saying for the last 8 years....LOOSEN THIS NUT (and move
the knuckle backwards, towards the door).....then you don't need the crowbar, you
don't need to take the axle nut off, and you don't have to remove the lower ball
joint.

I can see it's time for a VIDEO.

George