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Craved Grand Master

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Hey people, just needs some tips for changing the springs on a 1999 lancer! got the lowered springs, but having trouble removing the upper bolt from the shock absorber shaft!!

They are a really strange design so that there is no way to get a spanner onto the top nut, socket fits but nowhere to hold the shaft to stop it spinning!!

Any suggestions would be great, post a pic, but it didn't really show the best angle!!

Cheers in advance!!

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Craved Grand Master

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thats only to get the whole suspension setup off the car, i have to remove the top plate to replace the actual spring only!!

need to remove the centre bold in pic, so the top plate gets removed freeing up the spring!

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Multigrips. The bit that spins (shaft) had flat edges on the tip before the thread starts.

Edit: Sorry, I'm an idiot. I should have looked at your pic first. The tip SHOULD have a bit you can grip onto, but yours looks flush with the nut. You might have to grip onto it somewhere between the spring coils. Try to use something that won't damage the shaft, maybe multigrips with some cloth. And grip it as high as possible so that you don't damage the bits that go into the seal.

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Craved Grand Master

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yeah it does have the bit at the top but you cant use it cause only a socket will make it to the bolt, the top plate rises up an covers the bolt so you cant use a spanner!! try the multigrips tomorrow!!

thanks

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