09-27-2011, 01:26 AM
So, after doing a bunch of troubleshooting this weekend, I've narrowed down my problems with the PRC giving me codes.
I followed the trouble tree in the service manual and in the end I got to "actuator and shock binding - replace shock and actuator".
I have spare actuators and already tried swapping them out. What I found is that the pin in the strut is very difficult to turn. I tried lubricating them, and that helped, but not enough.
What was throwing me off was that the codes would swap from LF to RF depending on what I was doing.
So, I have 1 spare strut. I've been in contact with an eBay seller for a couple of more.
So... My question - I read the service manual on strut replacement, and it references replacing the inner strut mount as well as the strut by removing the top 3 bolts (leaving the rivet). It looks like the strut just goes up through the mount. Do I really need to dis assemble the upper mount to just replace the strut? If I pull that, then I have to have an alignment etc.
It looks like I can just jack the car up from the lower control arm, pull the wheel (and caliper?) and run the top and side bolts out..
Any practical tips/tricks or am I on the right track?
Allen
I followed the trouble tree in the service manual and in the end I got to "actuator and shock binding - replace shock and actuator".
I have spare actuators and already tried swapping them out. What I found is that the pin in the strut is very difficult to turn. I tried lubricating them, and that helped, but not enough.
What was throwing me off was that the codes would swap from LF to RF depending on what I was doing.
So, I have 1 spare strut. I've been in contact with an eBay seller for a couple of more.
So... My question - I read the service manual on strut replacement, and it references replacing the inner strut mount as well as the strut by removing the top 3 bolts (leaving the rivet). It looks like the strut just goes up through the mount. Do I really need to dis assemble the upper mount to just replace the strut? If I pull that, then I have to have an alignment etc.
It looks like I can just jack the car up from the lower control arm, pull the wheel (and caliper?) and run the top and side bolts out..
Any practical tips/tricks or am I on the right track?
Allen