AE111 Non Superstrut Shock Absorbers

[Mr Revhead]

The top retainer should have a flat side, and the shock rod a corresponding flat.
so when you have it apart, you can hold the retainer to tighten the nut to a certain point. Then a slight tweak in the car to make sure it's tight.
It doesn't not need to be done up super tight.
I can do it up tight enough by holding the retainer whilset it's out of the car, but always check to see if I can get a bit more when it's inthe car. If the spring is trying to turn, it's tight enough.

[Dell'Orto]

How do you stop the shock shaft moving inside the shock?

By doing it how I said, ie undo that top nut before you do anything else. weight of the car helps

Yup, always worked for me too...maybe you need to eat more pies?

brad@autopartsonline.co.nz Need to hurry up slack web person....tristan?

[Bling]

haha screw you guys, no room for pies in my strict training plan

Will email you tonight Brad

[Subway]

Contacted Evil_Si about getting him to help put them in, but I may in the end just try myself. How hard could it be...
Certainly beats paying Manukau Toyota $350 a CORNER

[Bling]

Does that include a shock in each corner and a special back rub?

[Dell'Orto]

Thats allowing roughly 2 hours per strut Though they're possibly charging retail for them

[Subway]

Anyone in Auckland keen to give me a hand? Evil_si is busy for a while and I want to get it done soon, copious beer in exchange?!

[blindnz]

I did a set of fronts for the first time the other week and it was all good, the only thing i forgot was getting the locator on the shock in the right place, like BZG was saying it kept spinning and i couldnt tighten it, a good thrashing wiggled it into place and i was all done.
Give it a go if you've got the tools, the only thing i was a bit dodge about was spring compressors. i kept checking that wherent captive cause i didnt want to get the spring in the face when taking the tophat off.

[tsoob]

to the o/p i can fit them for you $50 bucks will have it done in NO time at all

[Subway]

Nick/Tsoob is a legend. Had the car in and out in no time, would def go back again. Took it for a wheel alignment, needed new sway bar links, but ah well. These things happen.

[Bling]

Even though I can do it myself, for 50 bucks I think i'd be getting him to do it too