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Shock - strut seperation
Posted: Sun May 22, 2011 7:44 pm
by Austin
Hi,
How do you separate the shock from the strut on the front suspension. I can't seem to work it out! (YES, I have removed the spring first :) )
Rich
Re: Shock - strut seperation
Posted: Sun May 22, 2011 8:55 pm
by vr_powered
Undo the large nut on the top of the strut where the piston rod disapears inside, they can be a pig to undo so you may find it easier to carefully cut it with a hacksaw and split it
Re: Shock - strut seperation
Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 9:01 am
by Village Idiots
Applying heat will make it easier to undo.
Re: Shock - strut seperation
Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 10:37 pm
by go-for-it1
Hold the bottom of the strut in a decent sized vice and if the cap won't undo with a pair of stillsons, hammer it round with a drift on one of the cut outs to break the seal and then use the stillsons again. Helps to have the strut upside down for a few hours and allow some penetrating oil to run into the threads before starting to undo the cap.