[quote=Clifford Pope;342063]Another good one - keep them coming!
BTW there is no need to disconnect the brake pipes. The first car I dismantled the struts from had slots in the securing lugs on the strut. When the locking clip is released the brake union will disengage from the hexagonal hole to a point where the pipe will slide out through the slot.
Then the whole assembly can be wound out, leaving the brakes intact and the caliper supported on a stand.
Other struts I have found without the slots, but it is easy to cut them.
Someone on Brickboard.com even did the entire job under the wing, lowering but not removing the strut, and decompressing in situ.[quote]
The slots must have been someones mod - it is a possible alternative way as a modification.
It could be done under the wing but would be very awkard and allowing for the fact a spring needs compressing I would not risk it - if the strut slipped it could knock a spring compressor off.
Mike
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