[Shotimes] Spring insulators

[Ron Porter]

Just buy new strut bearings.....they are much like a throwout bearing in
that they aren't expensive, but the time & labor to replace is a bitch.

I just bought new KYB boots ($11.03 each somewhere on the internet). I was
able to zip-tie the rears under a lip to seal the rods, but the fronts had
no lip, so they hang free. Rears are more of an issue for crud, anyway.

Boots are much like the bearings.....cheap, so just "do it". My old boots
were pretty much fossilized.

Ron

-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Carl Prochilo
Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 1:27 PM
To: shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Spring insulators


BTW, welcome back.

I've been thinking about this post since I read it yesterday as I'm
getting ready to this job.  I was told that the strut bearings can be
relubed.  But your recommendation suggests outright replacement.  My car
hasn't had these parts replaced probably since new.  I'll probably put in
an order with Josh to get new strut bearings and mounts.  I'm going to get
the taller strut mount to avoid the rubbing on the strut tower I get now. 
The Tokico strut inserts are just calling out to me to get installed ASAP.
 Can't wait to try the "Fourchy gone in 60 sec method" to replace the
struts.  ; )

Why wouldn't the boots be reusable too?
-- 
Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
92 Ultra Red Crimson

On Wed, July 21, 2004 4:51 pm, Ron Porter said:
> When I did the new KYB struts the week before the Convention, I also did
> new
> Police mounts and bearings. On a visual inspection of the spring
> insulators
> (between the Eibach & strut on the bottom), they looked crappy, so I
> ordered
> new ones from the Ford dealer (it's the only source!!) for about $10 each.
> The originals were probably reused when the Eibachs were put in 100K ago
> (181K at the time of the swap), and were most likely the originals.
>
> Well once I pulled them out and cleaned them with WD40, they looked & felt
> as good as the new ones! I put the new ones in anyway, but frankly there
> wasn't a need to replace them.
>
> FWIW, I wouldn't worry about them when installing struts. But new
> mounts/bearings/boots are a good idea, IMHO. One of the old strut bearings
> was "crunchy" when I removed it.
>
> Ron
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