[s-cars] strut bearing r&r

[Peter Schulz]

Konstantine:

Take your time with the 2 spring compressors, make sure that the threads are lubricated with some grease, and consider putting some duct tape or something else on the compressor jaws to protect the spring's coating. Put them on the spring on opposite sides of each other. I like to do this outside and never have either end of the spring pointing at me or a wall or obstruction in case something bad happens.

As to the sway bar bushings, the important thing is to have both sides of the swaybar free at the control arm, so that you are not fighting the torsion of the bar from the opposite side. - i.e. jack up and support both sides of the front end with jackstands.
Since it sounds like you are doing this yourself, it might be easier to have the swaybar free, replace both of the control arm sway bushings first then use a ratcheting strap to help get the sway bar close enough to the subframe to re install the subframe sway bar bolts.

HTH
YMMV

-Peter



On Oct 7, 2010, at 10:26 PM, Konstantine Bogach wrote:

>  Gentz,
> 
> do I need to worry more while compressing H&R spring, compare to stock 
> spring on 200tq?
> I am going to use a pair of cheap compressors from JW.     I did this 
> job on 200tq a few years ago but don't remember details.  Should 2 
> compressors be enough?
> 
> I am also going to replace bushings on stabilizer bar.  Can you remind 
> me, shall I replace bushings on cross-member first and then at the 
> control arms? Opposite? Does not matter?
> 
> Thank you.
> Konstantine
> UrS4 '93
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-Peter Schulz
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