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Originally Posted by dan79brooklyn
Thanks for your advice.
I got the left side all back together!
I put the top of the strut in place first, then used a jack to get the bottom in place. Still a ***** to line everything up. The bottom of the new Bilstein is slightly wider than the stock shock absorber so that pinch bolt area was a fight.
Brakes went together ok. Spreading the new pads took some effort.
The opposite side should be much smoother.
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Spreading the new pads?
You mean compressing the piston back into the caliper.
Make sure you loosen the brake fluid reservoir cap.
Leave the old inside Pad in place to protect the piston face, use a c clamp, goes in like butter.
Don’t forget to retighten the reservoir cap.