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Tightening up steering 200

posted by  Aye Roll on  Wed Mar 10 19:12 CST 2004
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I think I'd try replacing the complete strut on that side. You can do it without opening the brake lines if you're careful. The caliper can be unmounted and the lines untwisted from the bottom of the strut tube. The lines go through a bracket on the tube- I have cut those and bent a little to slip the lines out, and then bent it back in place with the new lines on there. This all avoids the need to bleed the brakes afterwards- always a chore on a 240, and possibly disastrous on old ones.
The strut tube could have been bent in the accident, with unpredictable results for the alignment of the front end. What does the alignment shop say they measure for caster, camber, and toe? They ought to give you a print out of what they found, what the spec is, and what it measures afterwards.
Good luck!
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