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All above is useful information...
Both of my cars are 75s, and I've replaced all front suspension components without any problems. The fully assembled struts fit straight back in relatively easily without having to touch the sub-frame. Plenty of space is available without having to compress springs again on the assembled strut. As long as you can push the lower arm down slightly to get the ball joint pin in to the hub there's no problem whatsoever. This may mean jacking the front of the car up a little, but then it's likely to be up anyway as you have the wheels off.
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On that point, once the pinchbolt is free (which as we al know can be a bit of an epic struggle sometimes), what is the risk of the driveshaft popping while trying to get the strut out?
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what do you mean by popping?
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Pete, I should have said popping out - if the strut is being worked free and the hub is pivoting on the lower arm then would there be a chance the driveshaft could come out?
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If the hb end does come lose just push it back in...
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1 Use a good socket and bar to undo the pinch bolt. 2 3 I/we also removed the ball joint, and the drop link, do others do this ? it certainly helped us. 4 5 ball joint 6 7 Used a piece of wood to free the ball joint 8 9 Remembering to remove the ABS sensor wiring and the brake hose from the strut. 10 11 12 13
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