Need to replace hood shock
 

Replaced the hood shock on the passenger side, but the driver side in addition to having a lot of cables it also have the connection for the hose from the gasoline filler to the gasoline tank. Any tricks or secrets to replacing the shock?

I used a long pair of Dental type forcips (spelling?)......Do a search here, several good tips available......

It took me like 2 minutes to do the passenger side, and 45 min to do the driver side, kept droping the dang clip in the wiring mess. I ended up using a long thin flat head screw driver and jammed the clip on the tip and managed to shove it on to the pin.

My former involvement in the Drug Culture paid off handsomely in the process of changing the driver's side strut. My roach clip from a previous life, a pair of hemostats, made short work of the clip and the pin in the jumble of wires.

I knew I kept those things for a reason.

ZIP TIE !
To remove old shock:
I used a small zip tie threaded thru the circlip (with one hand). Partially close the zip tie (to create a loop). Now you've got leverage to pull on the zip tie/circlip which releases it from the mounting rod/hood shock base.

To mount new shock:
Tie dental floss or string to zip tie/circlip (so when you drop it, easily retrieved). Put small amount of grease on circlip where it must slide past the mounting rod. Now you can use one arm to clip the circlip onto mounting rod/hood shock.
Once mounted, wire cutters used to cut zip tie for disposal.

Lastly, a telescopic rod with magnet came in handie retrieving small pieces, like the small mounting rod that the circlip clips to.

I used this method to change all 4 (F and R) of my shocks, and it went smoothly.

good luck

Replaced my hood shocks a couple of months ago. Here's the thread on it.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/282643-replaced-my-front-hood-struts-today.html

Small hands are a big help!

Know any kids??!!

I went with the Seine Systems carbon prop... very functional and you'll never have to replace the shocks again :)

I have a four year old and a two year old, they have small hands, but they don't understand instructions very well.

Women usually has smaller hands, maybe a girlfriend of wife?

I did it some years ago, no special tools what I remember, but I have long fingers and it took a long time.
I think I put the clip on the other side of the shock, I reached thar side easier.

There is so much "pre-load" on the pin that you don't need the circlip at all on the driver's side........it'll never come out by itself....

- Wil

Not to hi-jack this thread, but how the heck do you reach the inner part of the REAR strut? That sucker is about 4' inside the engine compartment...

I'm in the process of replacing all the hood and trunk shocks on my 82SC. The rear was a piece of cake. The passenger side was also easy, but it the driver side that looks as though it one of those PITA job.

My wife has small fingers, but to get dirt under them are you kidding.

I don't think it a good idea to have the girlfriend come over to our house and work on the PORSCHE.

LOL

yes - hemostats - maybe bent ones -- will help with pin and circlip

be sure to push the top part up into the sheet metal cage and leave it loose before you try to put the pin in the bottom

I put it in from the outside - with the holes pointing into the trunk interior

push the damn hoses and wire bundels out of the way -- more stooopid engineering design here.

use a small flashlight and a trouble light to get some light down there

it took me about 10-15 minutes on the drivers's side yesterday-- but I've done it before

Had same list of problems...

Ended up I using the clips for the 1989-94 year Carrera 2/4. Pelican part #: N-012-645-2-OEM.

Much easier to install & less than a buck! :)
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1156730196.jpg

Less than a buck but I bet it cost more than a buck for the shipping.

Yup! Only cheap if your going to buy something anyway...

After screwing around with the driver's side strut for half an hour I lost the clip down in all the hoses so I just put a piece of duct tape around the pin to hold it in place.

Hey...are you the guy who used to own my car? Duct & electrical tape everywhere :mad:

oh yeh - keep a flex-magnet nearby when doing this ...