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Re: Strut Knuckle Replacement...
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Re: Strut Knuckle Replacement... -
06-23-2003
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Hi Apparently I need new strut knuckles in the front. Is this a hard job to do? Are there any tricks? I'm sure I can get the parts, I'm not sure I can install them properly. Cheers Dan |
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"Dan" <dan (AT) here (DOT) now> wrote in message news:wQOJa.47190$JA5.828265 (AT) news (DOT) xtra.co.nz... Hi Apparently I need new strut knuckles in the front. Is this a hard job to do? Are there any tricks? I'm sure I can get the parts, I'm not sure I can install them properly. Cheers Dan Sorry, it's on a '75 1275GT... |
You'll need the special tool called "cone compressor"
see also:
http://drcwww.uvt.nl/~bogaard/manual/fronsusp/6.htm
HTH,
Theo van den Bogaard
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"Dan" <dan (AT) here (DOT) now> wrote in message news:wQOJa.47190$JA5.828265 (AT) news (DOT) xtra.co.nz... Hi Apparently I need new strut knuckles in the front. Is this a hard job to do? Are there any tricks? I'm sure I can get the parts, I'm not sure I can install them properly. Cheers Dan Sorry, it's on a '75 1275GT... |
Forget about even pondering considering thinking about the job if you
haven't got the tool.
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Dan wrote: Apparently I need new strut knuckles in the front. The rubber boots on the old ones got damaged and now the knuckles are wearing their way into the arms? |
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Is this a hard job to do? Not really. Getting the top suspension arm out can be a tricky job. The main trick is that.... |
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Are there any tricks? ... you need a cone compressing tool, which is unique to Minis. And you need one with the right thread to fit your donuts, since some are imperial and some are metric... |
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I'm sure I can get the parts, I'm not sure I can install them properly. Traps: Wrong thread for your donuts on the compressor tool. Make sure you've got it right. Getting the pivot shaft out of the top arm. Damaged top arm, hole for knuckle ground deeper, causes drroped front suspension. |
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Anyone else got any more traps? |
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