The bottom mounting concept of the shock absorber is a simple rubber ring with a centre cilinder. This cilinder has to hold the tightening bolt with the flexible holder at the axle.
The cilinder is hold by a rubber inlay like a suspension bush. This bush was to adapt to tne new absorber.
After all a quite simple and satisfying job. With a good result. The absorbers work well, a thourough test drive will be done after the salt is out of the streets.
First I had to remove the stabilisation rods to get the axle free.
Than jack up the whole car and then push up the axle to loosen the suspension.
The newly treated coil spring, just for the sake of it.
Mind the moments to tighten the bolts of the stabilisation rods
Removing the shock iout of the lower whole in the axle after jacking up the axle
Pushing out the wide bushes from the new shock
Almost out, the rest can be done by hand
The bush removed out of the new shock absorber
The parts out of the old shock. I used the new rubbers
of the new shock and the old cilinders.
Both old and new cilinders had the same outer diameter.
Pushing in the cilinder and rubber parts in the new shock.
Use some grease to make the proces easier.
The result is good
Newly fitted connection part from the shock absorber to the axle
Parts necessary to push in and push out the bushes
The absorber is ready to be fitted again
Newly fitted absoerber on the axle, bottom side view
The mechanic and his challenges in full action
Succes.
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