mccorry

I've got the noise back again! Argh.

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O M F G!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

RBPFTMFW!

 

That is all!

I never heard that saying.....

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Glad to have assisted!

I stated 1" drop or less... ie - H-techs....

 

I'd never run S-techs on stock struts....

Heck... I wouldn't run them at all....

I don't subscribe to the thought that lowering springs (1" drop or less) wear out struts significantly faster than stock springs.

 

Not sure what the lifespan is... as it depends on the usage (rough roads, off road, potholes, etc)..... but I've got 88K miles on my stock struts....

Just a guess.... bad outer CV joint?

Did it this past weekend...

 

Whoever desgined the engine should be shot. Dammit, I got small hands and it was tight as hell.

 

I seriously hope I never have to do that again, just because of the sheer aggravation.

 

 

Dude... not to burst your bubble.. but this car is the easiest plug change I've ever done.

The front's are tough....

 

To get them off... cock the spring compressors and try to grab as many coils as possible. Then position the strut in a vice, etc. so that the top hat is pointing up.

Slowly unscrew the nut from the strut shaft and stop when the threads are no longer visable. Re-check the tension on the top hat. At this point, you should be able to pull down on the top hat and see it move away from the nut. If this is the case... then continue removing the nut all the way. The spring may "pop" a bit... but the compressors won't let it fly off, etc.

 

When you put the new H-techs in... you won't even need a compressor. Just have a buddy pull down on the top hat while you start the nut on the shaft.

I could see how you could have rubbing if you didn't get your camber close to where it was supposed to be....

Those look good to me.

Pray?

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(Roman Numerals = 1699)

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I'd go after a day or so. You'll be fine now.

What stripped... the nut or the bolt?

NOM NOM NOM

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Classic!

That sucks. I've never heard of one stripping out before.

Here's the video....

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EO3TmPXxh9g]YouTube - LGT Spark Plug Removal[/ame]

That plug reads rich. It looks very very sooty. Not a good thing.

I'm at 83K miles.... no more warranty for me... (thank god)