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In Reply to: You're on the right track. posted by ghost of olddude55 on May 25, 2021 at 08:57:19:
Can't remember if it was either My 1972 BMW Bavaria or a Volvo 265.
I used the weight of the car as a spring compressor.
Set the car quality jack stands.
Placed a quality floor jack under the end of the lower arm.
Loosened the nut which held the shock in the strut container.
Unbolted what was needed and eased the strut down using the floor jack.
Reversed the process to reassembly everything and Wa-La.
Shock cartage's replaced.
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- I changed the shocks in a strut without a coil spring compressor. - Mr Steed 05/25/2109:23:02 05/25/21 (8)
- I rebuilt the front end of a 1979 Thunderbird. - ghost of olddude55 09:26:34 05/25/21 (7)
- Now a-days, - Mr Steed 11:58:04 05/25/21 (6)
- I just watched a video, South Main Auto, on YouTube. - ghost of olddude55 12:37:41 05/25/21 (0)
- RE: Now a-days, - pictureguy 12:13:42 05/25/21 (4)
- With the Cobalt, once the car was up on jack stands, the old springs were unloaded. - ghost of olddude55 12:39:26 05/25/21 (0)
- FORD or after market. - Mr Steed 12:17:45 05/25/21 (2)
- RE: FORD or after market. - pictureguy 13:05:41 05/25/21 (1)
- KONI still makes struts and shocks for the Cobalt. - ghost of olddude55 14:35:40 05/25/21 (0)