[V8] Trying to do shocks

[kyle leatherwood]

It is a pain, and I had to put a jack under each side to relieve some of the stress off of the strut towers. But you can do it. 

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On Apr 27, 2013, at 7:25 PM, "Seamus O'Carey" <cheshirecatsbox at gmail.com> wrote:

> The manual says to turn the wheel until the shock is centered with the
> hole, but that doesn't happen. It's always pointed toward the rear of the
> car and turn the steering back and forth only make the shock move back and
> forth in an arc off-center of the hole.
> 
> I finally got the old shock out anyway and the new shock is in, but I may
> have pulled a pectoral muscle trying to get the mount in place. It's
> *almost* there, but I'm exhausted, in pain, and dripping with sweat and
> nothing I do seems to get the holes in the mount to line up with the bolts
> on the body.
> 
> I haven't heard much from this list lately and my last post went
> unanswered, but if anyone sees this feel free to throw out some ideas.
> 
> Seamus
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