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09-21-2021, 03:43 PM #2901
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09-21-2021, 04:04 PM #2902
Agreed.
Anyway you might find used take offs available as well. I tore some units from a Subaru at the junkyard once. Worked fine. Like this...dude. lol
https://denver.craigslist.org/pts/d/...383277528.html
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09-21-2021, 04:54 PM #2903
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09-21-2021, 04:57 PM #2904
And running with blown shocks? I’ve replaced broken rear springs on an 05 Prius and an 07 outback. Knee bone is connected to the thigh bone, etc.
And the 14 - 16 Foresters had a recall on rear shocks so all their spring strut components are little suspect to my way of thinking.Damn, we're in a tight spot!
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09-21-2021, 05:01 PM #2905
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09-21-2021, 05:14 PM #2906Registered User
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09-21-2021, 05:16 PM #2907
I'm anti strut. It's all a conspiracy for the New World Order. Fauci was wrong about this one
Seriously though, it's not noticeable unless going really slow over a speed bump. Been that way for at least 5 years now.
Now when the struts blew in my 81 Scirocco the wheel bearings and CB boots quickly followed. Had to replace all of that.
Yer gonna die!!Go that way really REALLY fast. If something gets in your way, TURN!
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09-21-2021, 05:24 PM #2908
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09-21-2021, 07:20 PM #2909
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09-21-2021, 10:57 PM #2910
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09-22-2021, 07:07 AM #2911
What's this paint pen trick now?
[furiously taking notes]
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09-22-2021, 07:24 AM #2912
mark the knuckle where the strut is bolted before unbolting
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09-22-2021, 07:38 AM #2913
Most excellent. Thanks! Shows what I know. Haven't done struts before but bout to tackle 4 sets.
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09-22-2021, 09:15 AM #2914Registered User
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That really only applies to removing the putting back the SAME strut though, it will get you close however and for some thats good enough
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09-22-2021, 09:40 AM #2915
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09-22-2021, 09:45 AM #2916
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09-22-2021, 09:47 AM #2917
Yeah true. I'm used to rebuilding coilovers where the same mount is reused. You can get it pretty dialed if you measure the mark accurately off a reference point and transfer to the new strut. I always get an alignment but if I can't get there soon after strut install I don't worry about it if I'm driving it around.
All this discussion on alignment is about the eccentric or tabbed bolt that is usually used on a MacPherson strut BTW for those reading who don't know what we are talking about. It's rotation affects camber.
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09-22-2021, 09:56 AM #2918
Also just got back from the dealer to program my new steering column lock. Color me shocked, but they actually did it without putting up a fight. Did exactly what I asked them to with no fuss, no muss. Car's starting no prob now.
Bit of background, which I might have talked about before, was that to replace said lock, they gave me an absurd quote. They wanted to charge me DOUBLE dealer MSRP for the part (like $340 for a $170 part). And then they wanted to charge me like 4-6 hours labor (at $179/hour). PLUS up to 2 hours of programming (also at $179/hour). They said it'd be around $1200-1600 depending on how much time it'd end up taking.
Being that I had already removed the part to lube the mechanism up internally and put back, I knew what the job really entailed. It's literally just two m6 screws holding it in. Not hard. The original screws had no slots to remove them, which could make it a PITA, but I just made my own flathead slots with a dremel. Easy peasy. Took me a minute to dick with it all, but even then was no more than 1/2 hour total for the entire job A-Z, including the plastic shrouding and everything. For a skilled mechanic. Maybe 10 minutes. I replaced the screws with better ones, with proper phillips heads, so when I installed the new part, it took me all of like 2 minutes to swap, if that. Knowing what it took, I worked with like 3 service advisors there who all told me they'd have to charge for the whole shebang. Called other dealers in the state. Same story with all of them, except they weren't gonna rip me off on the part at least. I ended up buying the part through Volvo on their parts website and actually picked up at the dealer. For MSRP and even got 10% off on a "volvo parts sales event." Score.
Anyway, it took me installing the part, setting the old aside (but still plugged in), for them to FINALLY allow me to bring it in for JUST the programming. I told them there was no work for the tech to do other than that. And yup. That's all it took. In and out. Geez, what a racket. I love Volvo cars, but I REALLY hate my local dealer. Sucks, because they were a truly great shop back in the 90s. Changed ownership since and that's that. If I get another geriatric Volvo, I might have to invest in a pirate dealer software setup, because working with them can be so ridiculous.
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09-22-2021, 10:00 AM #2919
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09-22-2021, 10:21 AM #2920
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09-24-2021, 02:45 PM #2921
Getting ready to dive in tonight on control arm replacement on the old girl... haven't been under there for a while.
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09-25-2021, 07:45 PM #2922
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09-25-2021, 08:03 PM #2923
Successfully found a vacuum leak and recharged my AC using one of this DIY recharge bottles. Put in a small bottle with the dye in it first, just in case there is a leak. Nice cold AC just in time for the weather to start to cool down.
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09-25-2021, 08:06 PM #2924Registered User
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Thought about removing the Xterra bumper for a quick coat of paint. Crawled under to put a breaker bar on the bolts.
Came out with 5 feet of tailpipe instead.guess I found the exhaust leak. Fucking rust.
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09-28-2021, 08:32 PM #2925
Injectors 5 and 6 on an 2000Merc E320 with 236K on the ticker. If it weren't for beer it'd be sitting but after a sixer noooo let's do this in the rain (halfway into the garage)
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