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Originally Posted by mla163
Great write up @ DarrenDriven. With 7 pages of follow up after the initial DIY, it would be helpful to amend the original post to include some of the more recent info such as:
- Special tools or procedures to use when taking off the strut top nut to avoid spinning the strut shaft and damaging the shocks
- At the rear, loosening the hub bolt and unbolting the swaybar can help to make more room for the rear shock.
- Unclipping the ABS clips - see post 136
- The proper method for taking off the front swaybar to endlink bolt. This bolt will spin endlessly unless you use an allen wrench and a box wrench since it is in a ball joint. |
I still use my air impact wrench to remove the strut top nut, in small bursts it comes off easily and quickly. Can you recommend the tools that one might need if they don't have an impact wrench?
I have never had a problem getting the rear strut in and out with the swaybar left bolted in. Is this really an issue?
I did update the photo for the lower ABS clip and moved the arrow to show the proper screwdriver placement.
Again, since I use an impact wrench to remove the front swaybar nut, it hasn't been an issue. Sometimes I squirt a little WD40 on the threads first, if there is any rust forming, but I haven't met a nut that didn't spin off in a few seconds. If you can recommend the proper hand tool technique then I can include that in the writeup.