On Sat, Aug 14, 2010 at 1:17 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > > Raise top to full height. Prop top safely to take weight off arms. > Remove fasteners and/or hinges as per Bentley. There may be enough > room to take out strut assembly as one piece. (though in my case the > prop may have been in the way) The springs in arms will be almost > totally UN-compressed. .
Should read: ".... The springs in arms will be almost totally UN-tensioned." In other words, the springs are mostly unsprung. Neil.
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