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rear shocks 900

posted by  ekphrasis on  Wed Mar 9 14:02 CST 2011
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yesterday I installed new rear shocks, today I'm tackling the front struts (fingers crossed).

It was easy work, but I made one stupid mistake. I misread the FAQ description and put anti-sieze on the *threads* of the lower mounting bolt. Is this a big no-no, and if so should I take the bolt out, and clean it off, or can I leave it? If I need to clean it, do I then use lock-tite blue on it?

The rear shocks were so shot that they didn't extend at all when I compressed them by hand. The car feels *much* better just with the new rears in, cant wait to get the front in.

One question about the front strut job, however:
If I use new strut mount bearings (SKF) do I need to pack those with grease or are they sufficiently lubed from the factory?

thanks!






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