2009 Acura TL: I have just finished replacing the front struts, following a Haynes manual. All went well, I thought, until I lowered the car off jacks. The two new front struts had their shafts poke through the hole in the body where they are mounted to the car. I have obviously done something wrong.. like put a part on wrong.

I would like to post a picture but do not have that option yet, new user.

Is there a thread with photos showing some detail in reassembling and installing the strut and spring assembly? I have searched but without luck. thanks..

 

^you forgot to install a washer. without that washer, the shock shaft will go through shock tower every time.

no one uses the acurazine photo uploader, we all upload photos to an external site like photobucket and then post the link here.

butt, I know exactly what you are talking about because when I re-assembled my shocks, i forgot the washer, and the shock shaft went through the shock tower.

 

 

Ugh.. I see the washer on the old struts. I suppose it sits on the shaft where the diameter is larger and pushes up against item 9, keeping it from going through. Thanks for the quick reply. I took the day off work to get this done, you saved me precious time trying to figure out what I did wrong. Thanks, really.

 

^believe me, I disassembled and reassembled my shocks 100 times. its not fun to do it over again, but you need that washer.

dont forget the bumpstop and dust cover boot, either!! dont want you doing it ALL over again

 

whoah.....that's about 10 times the normal amount, huh ?

ya either didn't get it right the first time or you're the best at doing it over !!!

 

i went to florida last week, while there I met some acurazine folk..
my friend kept saying that all week!
"ya know, thats about 10x the normal amount right!?"
lol, okay smart ass!!

its not fun messing with the spring compressor over and over again.

 

Hmmm, I find that rather hard to believe.....thinkin' ya kinda liked messin' with the compressor tool.

 

you got me!!

i absolutely love messing with something that can potentially come apart and shoot at me with tons of force.

no, butt, really, I've done it a few times to where I knew richKC forgot the washer without seeing pics!

 

OK, now that we have walked all over poor RichKC's thread....knew that a few times felt like a hundred times,
but no jokin'..... still think ya like doing the compressin' thing ! Hey, if it feels good, just do it again & again, duh .....!