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> I don't get this. The height should be fixed. Is the top strut nut
> off? I do not get any change in the fixed length of the strut with
> any of these manipulations.
Well, lessee....
The old assembly swung down out of the tower without incident. I noticed that the KYB insert, once I unstrapped it, seemed a bit longer because the piston expanded once I took off the pachaging tape. Of course, the old cartridge was weak and floppy, so, you can't go much by its length.
Upon installation, I tightened the top nut by sight and measurement (not torque) using the hieght of exposed threads on my '86 as a guide, and ramming the nut tight using an impact wrench.... about 1" of thread showed above each top nut.
When I swung the assembly up into the tower, it cleared the bottom of the strut tower by all but one stud on the strut bearing. It needed about 1/2 to 3/4" shortness to get it in. I needed to reapply the spring compressors to get both assemblies into the towers.
I wondered at that time whether or not tightening the top nuts even more would have made that 1/2" differnce?
Anyway, now I have about 4" of stuff still hanging up in the tower -- from the top coil of the spring to the tips of the bolts on the strut bearing.
Since posting, I think maybe I didn't actually slip the brake hose bracket out of its notch on the frame. I removed the bolt, but I think maybe that is hangind things up.
Why do you think the length should be fixed? To a fine degree, however tight you have the top nut will determine a few millimeteres of overall height, no? Because that would compress the strut earing and top plate down onto the spring some, thus changing the length.
Maybe just enough to remove my niggling little 1/2" that got the one stud caught up.
> Do you step down hard on the brake rotor
> to swing it low enough?
I believe so. As I said above, though, maybe I didn't free the brake hose bracket and that is holding things.
Thanks.
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