In order to get the rear springs out I have found that it makes a BIG difference if the parking brake is engaged. The tension of the brake cable resists the full lowering of the control arm. Releasing the brake makes the job easy. Mark
Conrad Klahn wrote: > ... > I had to use a hydraulic floor jack to separate the trailing arm far > enough to get the spring out. No amount of standing on it could free up > enough space. The springs "unscrew" and then snap back into place going > the same counter-clockwise direction. (Not much on this in the Bentley > manual.) Don't forget to set the top rubber spacer in place before you > get everything tight. When you use the hydraulic jack (if you have to > go that way) put two 1x4 on either side of the rear brake line - for > obvious reasons. > ... |
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