getting the struts off - is there a trick
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getting the struts off - is there a trick
Struts are detached from the strut bracket (which is a good thing as it is sitting in a box). The nut holding the strut to the spindle arm is off. The nuts on the top and bottom eyes of the shocks are loosened. Per the book I should be able to push the L shaped arm that holds the strut and bottom shock eye out. But they are rather immobile to say the least. Granted, they haven't been removed since they were put in in 1980. But before I get a bigger hammer (literally) I just wanted to be sure I wasn't missing something.
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Struts are detached from the strut bracket (which is a good thing as it is sitting in a box). The nut holding the strut to the spindle arm is off. The nuts on the top and bottom eyes of the shocks are loosened. Per the book I should be able to push the L shaped arm that holds the strut and bottom shock eye out. But they are rather immobile to say the least. Granted, they haven't been removed since they were put in in 1980. But before I get a bigger hammer (literally) I just wanted to be sure I wasn't missing something.
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vince vette 2 (03-25-2018)
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https://willcoxcorvette.com/corvette...out-tool-63-82
The funny thing is, I have a rear hub/axle tool for my Model T Ford.
It's identical. Some things never change.
The funny thing is, I have a rear hub/axle tool for my Model T Ford.
It's identical. Some things never change.
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Please take a look at this photo of a removed part ... and be careful what you twist. You will need to move it straight back w/o twisting until you clear the small spline.
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https://willcoxcorvette.com/corvette...out-tool-63-82
The funny thing is, I have a rear hub/axle tool for my Model T Ford.
It's identical. Some things never change.
The funny thing is, I have a rear hub/axle tool for my Model T Ford.
It's identical. Some things never change.
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you never stated why you are trying to remove them, from other posts you mentioned changing shocks but those dont have to be removed to change the shocks
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wow!
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https://willcoxcorvette.com/corvette...out-tool-63-82
The funny thing is, I have a rear hub/axle tool for my Model T Ford.
It's identical. Some things never change.
The funny thing is, I have a rear hub/axle tool for my Model T Ford.
It's identical. Some things never change.
As it has sat since before I got my '80 vette new
It's worth more like this than my vette will be worth at a reasonable level of rebuild
Last edited by vince vette 2; 03-26-2018 at 12:19 PM.
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Something tells me it wasn't the differential causing all the noise I was hearing back there despite the fact that both clips on one of the clutch packs were broken and the gears had to chew them up along with a plastic tip someone (not me) left in there from a gear oil bottle.