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S70 Shock replacement S70 2000

posted by  Irollturbo on  Sat Feb 14 07:47 CST 2004
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Can someone please point me to some references that describe how to replace the front and rear shocks on an S70. I can't find any posts on this.

Thanks!
Ted







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S70 Shock replacement S70 2000

posted by  Chasing-the-Wind on  Wed Feb 18 16:22 CST 2004
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Not difficult.
Front:
Lift and secure car
remove tire
remove 3 top strut tower nuts in the engine compartment
remove 2 lower tower bolts
remove tower
compress spring with 2 spring compressors($5 rental at your auto parts store)
remove top mount
remove and replace strut
reverse
b sure 2 torque the lower bolts or tighten after you here the clunk sound on the road like I did!

Rear:
Remove top and bottom nuts
replace and torque nuts

I replaced the top mounts or seats at the same time. These fail and create a lot of niose in the front over bumps

About 3-4 hours for me (not a mechanic)
Good luck!








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S70 Shock replacement S70 2000

posted by  Irollturbo on  Sun Feb 29 17:18 CST 2004
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Great...thanks for taking the time to respond. One other question. Does the car need an alignment after this?

Thanks,
Ted






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