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replacing ball joints 900

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posted by  lucid on  Mon Aug 2 10:25 CST 2010
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My mistake there. I was thinking of the 240 ball joints.

But still say no alignment needed when replacing 900 ones either.

Yes, the struts can take a lot of time the first time around. Plan on a weekend, assuming you have (and know how to use) spring compressors, and a tool for tightening the top strut nut (an air wrench will loosen it). Or the tool can be used for loosening too.

The tool I mentioned is available at JC Whitney.

It comes with instructions, and is basically a "counterhold" so you can loosen or tighten the top nut on the otherwise free spinning strut piston.

--
Bruce Young, '93 940-NA (current), 240s (one V8), 140s, 122s, since '63.






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