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240 Strut insert replacement in 3 hours.

Hi Will, I noticed your pics on the picture gallery, it looks like you made pretty good time on that job, that's cool that you found the brickboard to be of so much help.

I just wanted to warn you, though, that next time you do the job, you should support the strut housing with rope, instead of letting it hang by the brake hoses. It puts quite a bit of force on them, and that can speed the formation of cracks in those hoses.

If you look where the brake hoses connect to the inner fender, you will notice the hoses go into a bracket. There is a bolt there with a 10mm head. If you remove that bolt, then the bracket can come free, and you will be able to pull the brake lines out a little bit. Then when you lean the strut housing out, tie a rope around it to support it, I usually secure the other end of the rope to the top of the strut tower.

Hope this helps!
Greg
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New 240 Strut insert replacement in 3 hours.
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