Blown Tire on Highway Pops the Air Strut!!
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Blown Tire on Highway Pops the Air Strut!!
Well...had a tire blow out on the freeway and it poped the air strut. So I am going to order a new one from Arnott and attempt to do the repair myself. I watched the video on http://bilsteinus.com/airmaticshockinstall/ . My question is at the end of the video the guy tightens somthing under the car but I never saw him loosen this. What is this/he doing? Anyone that has replaced their air strut have any tips or pointers? Thanks!
btw - It is an 2003 S430
btw - It is an 2003 S430
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He's tightening the control arm bushing bolt.
why? I have no idea. I'm pretty sure this is not a required step unless you have bind in the suspension.
In fact, I'm not sure you even have to remove the upper link to hub bolt to get the strut out.
I'm sure some people with experience will chime in.
why? I have no idea. I'm pretty sure this is not a required step unless you have bind in the suspension.
In fact, I'm not sure you even have to remove the upper link to hub bolt to get the strut out.
I'm sure some people with experience will chime in.
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He's tightening the control arm bushing bolt.
why? I have no idea. I'm pretty sure this is not a required step unless you have bind in the suspension.
In fact, I'm not sure you even have to remove the upper link to hub bolt to get the strut out.
I'm sure some people with experience will chime in.
why? I have no idea. I'm pretty sure this is not a required step unless you have bind in the suspension.
In fact, I'm not sure you even have to remove the upper link to hub bolt to get the strut out.
I'm sure some people with experience will chime in.
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two different things unfortunately.
I did some research, and it looks like you will need to pop the upper link to hub off to get the new strut in.
The parts he tightens at the end is the lower control arm bolts.
I did some research, and it looks like you will need to pop the upper link to hub off to get the new strut in.
The parts he tightens at the end is the lower control arm bolts.
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So I will not need to loosen (or tighten) the lower control arm bolts? Also, when you say I need to pop the upper link to hub, is that the upper ball joint?
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