Thread: Strut dilemma
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Old 09-29-2021, 08:02 PM   #12
Gilles
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Originally Posted by Frodo View Post
Yeah, that's a thought. Maybe that's what's creating a lot of the resistance to the strut moving up/down through the carrier. Thanks!
Frodo, this is what I was trying to say.. (English is my second language, and my computer skills are way worse..LOL)



PS: If you look closely, inside the yellow circle is a thin metal sleeve, to compensate for 'thinner struts' one time I tried to get a coilover without removing the sleeve and the strut got stuck inside the hub and applying a bit of force with a praybar or a big screw driver (not hammering..) that allowed me to remove the strut, you don't need a lot of force
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Edit: Just remembered that I used a heavy screwdriver as a lever to 'pry open' the gap on the hub carrier (the hub is a pretty hefty part by itself..) and used the other hand to push the strut upwards out of the hub
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Last edited by Gilles; 09-29-2021 at 08:34 PM.
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