This is a 2003 Ford Focus SE wagon, not MB. Should have put OT in subject...
Allan Andrew Strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com> writes: > Replaced the struts today, was thankfully a very non-frustrating job > compared to the alternator a few months ago. > > Model and year again please. > > On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 10:57 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Replaced the struts today, was thankfully a very non-frustrating job > compared to the alternator a few months ago. > > Only surprise was the side that had the broken strut, I should have > thought about it but the thing popped out under spring pressure once I > got the bottom end free. Fortunately it wasn't under much tension. > > Allan > > Allan Streib <astr...@indiana.edu> writes: > > > Boy got home Saturday night and said steering "felt funny" > > > > Driver's side front wheel moving around quite a bit. Turns out top of > > strut has detached from the mount. > > > > Ordered two Monroe "quick strut" assemblies from RockAuto, as replacing > > them in pairs is recommended. IDK how they do it but they are just a > > little over half the price compared to anywhere I could get them locally > > that actually had them in stock. Even with shipping they were > > substantially cheaper. > > > > YouTube videos show replacement takes about 10min per side. We'll > > see. I've started soaking the clamp/pinch mount at the bottom of the > > strut tube with PB Blaster. > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
