 Rear Strut install directions and questions |
 Mar 30, 2010 - 9:32 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 30, '10 From Dolores Colorado Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
Just purchased a 96 convertible with 138,000 miles and ride from the rear is pretty awful (harsh and loud, car jiggles over bumps) so I am thinking of replacing the struts. I have never done this before. What is involved? Do I need a spring compressor? Do I need additional parts other than the struts (which are amazingly cheap
 Any tutorials out there? Thanks
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Mar 31, 2010 - 12:29 AM
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Enthusiast  Joined May 6, '08 From Lisarow, NSW, Australia Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I second that, use a springs compressor.
Also the top bolt is horrible to get undone as it just turns the shock, even if you put vice grips on it and turn it, they usually just slip so for that part you may need to use a rattle gun, before I owned a rattle gun I couldn't get it undone so I just took it to a shop and asked them to do it, when I've done shocks since its just made the job so much easier and quicker. |
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moki2001 Rear Strut install directions and questions Mar 30, 2010 - 9:32 PM
SwissFerdi If you're just replacing the struts with an af... Mar 30, 2010 - 10:51 PM MaskedMan QUOTE (moki2001 @ Mar 30, 2010 - 7:3... Mar 30, 2010 - 10:55 PM moki2001 I love this forum already! Thanks
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