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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.
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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Knock off tool, power blaster and one beer, job done.
Got the power blaster (been spraying it for weeks), got the beer (been drinking it for years), the tool with have to be jerry rigged (however that's spelled).
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.
Originally Posted by calwldlife
there is a flat that gets turned against because of shocks.
so tap at shock mount area to twist the thing in the hole.
back and forth.
should loosen
The funny thing is, I have a rear hub/axle tool for my Model T Ford.
It's identical. Some things never change.
Gotta go with what works. In high school some of my friends were working at a plant making front axle assemblies for Ford. The king pins would fit right into the the 32 Roadster my father had given to my brother and me. I'd post pictures but they don't want to take.
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.
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
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
Strut bushings appear a little rough after 38 years and 90k miles
The funny thing is, I have a rear hub/axle tool for my Model T Ford.
It's identical. Some things never change.
Back to the some things never change - same king pins in this '32 Ford roadster as what Ford was putting into some new vehicles well into the 70's if not 80's 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; Mar 26, 2018 at 12:19 PM.
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.
getting the struts off - is there a trick
