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Re: nivomat shocks 700 1988

posted by  someone claiming to be JohnB on  Thu Nov 2 02:14 CST 2000 [RELATED]

On my 7xx cars the top bolt for rear shocks is in the wheel well behind a rubber plug at about 12 o'clock. Takes a 17mm socket as I recall....

The nivomats are gas loaded and will work themselves longer if worked. Getting the old ones out is often not a problem because they're collapsed (or why replace them...duh, I had to replace mine because they weren't collapsed but wouldn't damp oscillations anymore!) but putting in new ones can be a bear.

Just get a couple/three nylon cable ties, hook them together, and collapse the new nivomat and use the nylon tie assembly to hold it collapsed while you put it in the car. Get the top hole aligned, put the bolt in finger tight and then cut the cable tie and allow the shock to extend into the lower mount. I've used a tapered punch to align the hole in the shock with the hole in the lower suspension arm.





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