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Old 03-07-2011, 10:04 AM
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ok my question is with the front struts on a eg. do i have to seperate the upper ball joint to get it off or can i just unbolt the fork then take the fork off the strut to get it out? i want to know before i start so i can get the balljoint seperator.thanks
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You shouldn't have to touch any ball joints to swap out struts. If you do you're doing it wrong.
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just have a buddy step and put slight pressure on the disc then slip her out
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iight cool. and for the backs what is it easier to unbolt the lca from the subframe or the trailing arm?
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Why are you unbolting the LCAs?
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again just unbolt the strut from the LCA and from the top but slight pressure on the brakes. she should pop out. plus the Lca bolt to the subframe is a B*tch most of the time
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