[jsteele22]

Wow, that's news to me. I read Haynes backwards and forwards trying to figure out how to change the shocks. Also read the PP Tech Note. But both were about replacing the struts themselves, not just the insert. Glad I asked here first.


I'm still a little confused though. Are you saying that if I undo the top nut and push/pry down on the A-Arm, then the strut will lower enough to swing out and clear the fender ? Do I need to separate the tie rod ?

Also, the Haynes manual talks about fabricating a tool to dissasemble the strut. Is this neccesary or is there any other way ?

I must admit that the shock replacement was sounding pretty daunting; now it sounds like it will be a whole lot simpler. Maybe I won't have to rebuild the whoe front end at once...