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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: EMD on 08 August 2017, 08:15:27
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Im having a little difficulty in removing the shock insert from the strut housing :( There is a screw cap hoilding the shock in and it just wont budge . Had it soaked in p/fluid for days now and still no joy .. is there a special spanner for this or is just brute force and swearing :(
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The front shocks are not a serviceable part! Even if you did manage to disassemble one, how would you repressurise it?I have four strut pistons in my stash of useful material, and I used an angle grinder to remove them.
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Nick , the replacement part is like the picture so i presumed you just undo the retaining nut and remove the shock :-\ Cavalier mk3
(https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/EMYAAOSwh2xX~Mwv/s-l300.jpg)
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Nick , the replacement part is like the picture so i presumed you just undo the retaining nut and remove the shock :-\ Cavalier mk3
(https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/EMYAAOSwh2xX~Mwv/s-l300.jpg)
For a Cav thats the right bit,that nut is a bugger to undo and you may need some heat around the threaded area to release it
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Ok henry thanks , ill get some heat on it and more release fluid and see if that will shift it ;)
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Nick , the replacement part is like the picture so i presumed you just undo the retaining nut and remove the shock :-\ Cavalier mk3
it's been a long time since I did one of those, but I vaguely remember using a 24" long adjustable spanner. And a lot of swearing.
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Nick , the replacement part is like the picture so i presumed you just undo the retaining nut and remove the shock :-\ Cavalier mk3
it's been a long time since I did one of those, but I vaguely remember using a 24" long adjustable spanner. And a lot of swearing.
Looks like i mite need a scaffold pole and a couple of meaty oofers on the end ;D
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Nick , the replacement part is like the picture so i presumed you just undo the retaining nut and remove the shock :-\ Cavalier mk3
it's been a long time since I did one of those, but I vaguely remember using a 24" long adjustable spanner. And a lot of swearing.
Looks like i mite need a scaffold pole and a couple of meaty oofers on the end ;D
I used to undo them with an air chisel on the nut(not if it has to be used again though :-X)
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Well i used half a can of release fluid and obtained a 24inch stilson :D Once the strut was clamped in the bench vice , a few heave ho on the stilson got it undone :o Have not looked at the required torque to tighten but these seem very over tight ::)
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Well i used half a can of release fluid and obtained a 24inch stilson :D Once the strut was clamped in the bench vice , a few heave ho on the stilson got it undone :o Have not looked at the required torque to tighten but these seem very over tight ::)
20 years of water and crud around them has made them tight :y
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Well i used half a can of release fluid and obtained a 24inch stilson :D Once the strut was clamped in the bench vice , a few heave ho on the stilson got it undone :o Have not looked at the required torque to tighten but these seem very over tight ::)
20 years of water and crud around them has made them tight :y
They look in good nick to be honest henry , no rust around the screw tops or inside .. Very little damping left in them and signs of leaking . Look like originals so for 25 yrs they lasted well :y
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Well i used half a can of release fluid and obtained a 24inch stilson :D Once the strut was clamped in the bench vice , a few heave ho on the stilson got it undone :o Have not looked at the required torque to tighten but these seem very over tight ::)
20 years of water and crud around them has made them tight :y
They look in good nick to be honest henry , no rust around the screw tops or inside .. Very little damping left in them and signs of leaking . Look like originals so for 25 yrs they lasted well :y
I just checked autodata for the torque setting but they don't list it,FT should be fine ;D
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Well i used half a can of release fluid and obtained a 24inch stilson :D Once the strut was clamped in the bench vice , a few heave ho on the stilson got it undone :o Have not looked at the required torque to tighten but these seem very over tight ::)
20 years of water and crud around them has made them tight :y
They look in good nick to be honest henry , no rust around the screw tops or inside .. Very little damping left in them and signs of leaking . Look like originals so for 25 yrs they lasted well :y
I just checked autodata for the torque setting but they don't list it,FT should be fine ;D
Yeah FT will do :D Just the other side to do ::)