[Shotimes] quickly replacing a spring?

[Mike Kopstain]

You're looking at about a two hour job without a lift and that is assuming
that nothing is rusty. :-)

Watch out for the pinch bolt.  They like to get stuck and sieze or break.

Best Regards,

Mike

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Malachuk" <bmalach1@nycap.rr.com>
To: <Shotimes@autox.team.net>; <TechSHO@topica.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2004 1:31 PM
Subject: [Shotimes] quickly replacing a spring?


> If I have a full assembled strut with spring, how long should it take me
to
> replace a front one on my car? This morning while sitting still in my
> driveway one of my springs fractured into 4 pieces. I heard a noise, but
> only shoulf something fell off a shelf in the garage or something. Went to
> back out the driveway when all of a sudden my front passenger tire
exploded.
> The spring was cutting right into the tire.
>
> So I need to get my car back to driveable condition ASAP. How long am I
> looking for it to take to do this job? Car is on original springs and
struts
> 100k.
>
> THanks
> Bruce J Malachuk
>
> * 94 Opal Frost MTX
>
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>
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>
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