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 Post subject: Remove front stuts,please help..
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 12:07 am 
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Planning on buying an ef ghia,and just wandering exactly what bolts do i need to undo to make getting the struts out easy,i have a full pedders kit to put in,just like to know before i get started in a few days time.
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 Post subject: Re: Remove front stuts,please help..
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 12:21 am 
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jack it up, stands under chassis rail. remove wheel, undo and pop top ball joint out. remove lower bolt, remove top 3 bolts and slide it out. easy enough. takes around an hour per side
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 Post subject: Re: Remove front stuts,please help..
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 1:00 am 
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Ok,sounds simple enough,thanks for that.
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 Post subject: Re: Remove front stuts,please help..
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 1:07 am 
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u may need a long crowbar to lever the lower control arm down to get clearance to lift the strut lower over too. my first strut changeover took 3 1/2 hours coz it didnt use the crowbar
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 Post subject: Re: Remove front stuts,please help..
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 11:18 pm 
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ok il tell u the way i know iv got gregorys manual it took me bout 45 minutes each side first jack car up axel stands remove top ball joint and then remove that little rod that comes of the sway bar the sway bar comes from under the car betwards back of the car i think thats a sway bar dont know wat its called but yeah then remove bottom main bolt on the strut and three top ones under the bonnett you remove that sway bar rod thing so u dont nead massive crow bar u just menoover the old struts out and dont worry if it seams like it takes to long to get out and stress because u dont think yll get new ones in but if its sports it will be smaller (shorter) (lowers the car) so the new ones will go in a dream =)
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