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Put the fridge in to test the solar setup this weekend.
What have you done to your car today?
- Thread starter Patrick
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Sometimes I just do things the hard way?
I bought two struts for my car as they only had the driver's side in stock as a Bilstein, so I bought the passenger side as a Monroe Quick Strut. Yeah, doesn't match but it was $45 for a whole quick strut. For $45 I'll buy another one in 50k if I have to or put in a Bilstein if available.
Quick strut went on easy with the exception of the sawzall to the sway bar end link as of course the hex insert was destroyed. Not a huge deal.
Bigger PITA was I was re-using the spring and shock mount from the strut I took out. Nut was seized on. Sawzall again. Since the upper bearing got hot as hell I cleaned and regreased it. Used the nut that came with the strut to hole down the spring/mount and will just re-use the huge OEM nut on top.
Can see the strut on the left is missing all it's threads. Strut on the right has the spring/mount installed ready to go on the driver's side.
I bought two struts for my car as they only had the driver's side in stock as a Bilstein, so I bought the passenger side as a Monroe Quick Strut. Yeah, doesn't match but it was $45 for a whole quick strut. For $45 I'll buy another one in 50k if I have to or put in a Bilstein if available.
Quick strut went on easy with the exception of the sawzall to the sway bar end link as of course the hex insert was destroyed. Not a huge deal.
Bigger PITA was I was re-using the spring and shock mount from the strut I took out. Nut was seized on. Sawzall again. Since the upper bearing got hot as hell I cleaned and regreased it. Used the nut that came with the strut to hole down the spring/mount and will just re-use the huge OEM nut on top.
Can see the strut on the left is missing all it's threads. Strut on the right has the spring/mount installed ready to go on the driver's side.
I sold my air tools when I moved as I didn't want to deal with a big air compressor. I actually was going to say "My biggest mistake was not buying the Milwaukee cut off wheel last year when on sale at Home Depot."
Sawzall actually cut through everything quickly and surprisingly. It was actually the right tool for the job as I could slide the blade between the nut and bearing, otherwise I'd have chewed up the bearing with a cut off wheel. End Links would have been easier with the cut off wheel but not that much.
I think my trash finder has a bad right front strut. Was looking into getting KYB complete assembly to install. Also new tires arrived Saturday.
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iv had really good luck with monroes quickstruts, close to 50k on them in my truck now and no problems. F that spring compressor crap, dont save nearly enough to justify that aggravation.