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

[Carl Prochilo]

Hmmm, Nuts and Video...  Why didn't you tell me you had Jerry Springer
coming to the convention!?!

Okay, now this is something I might actually be able to do myself!  And
the scary part is I understand it.
-- 
Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
92 Ultra Red Crimson

On Sun, July 11, 2004 1:25 am, George Fourchy said:
> 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
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