Originally Posted by kevyt
TheOtherDave™,
I am in the process of changing my struts.... Oh my, the rear were a pain because the strut bolts were rusted into the bushing on the control arm.
I have another question. I noticed that the instructions for the front shock instruct me to put a 1/4 inch spacer on the cylinder shaft under the dust cover and I am not sure if I should use it because the lock nut barely fits on the shaft. I don't know why they would want me to use that spacer.
What do you think?
Thanks,
Kevin
Do you have pictures of this spacer?
Your intuition is correct... thread engagement is the priority.
But I think you
might be talking about about the rubber bumpstop, which is a necessary part to keep the strut piston from bottoming out.
:cheers: