Re: Strut and strut mount replacement 93 90s

["Eric Renneisen" <renneie@hlthsrc.com>]

Keith wrote:
>     1. compress the springs on the car
>     2. remove top nut and the slotted nut from above
>     3. manually compress the shock insert so that the tip drops 
>     into the wheelwell
>     4. remove the mount and top spring plate(since the tip is 
>     now in the wheelwell)
>     5. remove the thredded cap (using channel-locks through 
>     spaces in the spring)
>     6. pull the shock insert up through the engine compartment?

I did my mounts that way recently, except it's much easier with 
the coil-overs because the spring is fully uncompressed when the 
wheel is unloaded. Compressing the shock into the wheel well 
enough to remove the mount proved difficult, but I've got some 
stiff Bilsteins in there, so others might be easier. I've never 
removed the threaded cap, or the shock, but it seems like your 
method should work.

Eric Renneisen
'90 CQ 20V  -  my 'racing-iron'  ;^)
Chattanooga, TN