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

[Kenneth]

Yes, a video would be nice,Hey George could you make a video?



 --- On Sun 07/11, George Fourchy < krazgeo@comcast.net > wrote:
From: George Fourchy [mailto: krazgeo@comcast.net]
To: shotimes@autox.team.net
Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2004 22:25:02 -0700
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] OK Jason...Here's Your Answer......was:  Strut   Replacement

On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 00:53:26 -0400 (Eastern Daylight Time), Carl Prochilo wrote:<br><br>>Are those all the steps, or are some unnecessary?<br><br>Those are too many steps...the majority of them (or at least of the total effort)<br>are unnecessary.<br><br>3) You don't have to remove the lower control arm from anything.<br>4) You don't have to remove the axle.<br><br>What you DO have to do instead of these is remove the nut and washer from the<br>tenstion strut where it connects to the LCA.  Slide the LCA back about an inch or<br>inch and a half....go up in front of the tire and give it a good kick.  This will<br>give you the capability of movement necessary to slide the knuckle off the strut.<br><br>This is what I have been saying for the last 8 years....LOOSEN THIS NUT (and move<br>the knuckle backwards, towards the door).....then you don't need the crowbar, you<br>don't need to take the axle nut off, and you don't have to remove the lower ball<br>joint.<br><br>I can see it's time for a VIDEO.<br><br>George<br>_______________________________________________<br>Shotimes mailing list<br>Shotimes@autox.team.net<br>http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo/shotimes<br>


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