[Mgs] armstrong front shock

[PaulHunt73]

I like that, you might need more than one to prop the bottom of the king-pin up though :o)

It's really not that difficult, the manual covers it in two sentences.  To remove just the damper jack under the spring-pan until the damper arms come off the rebound rubber, then remove the upper link and unbolt the damper.  It also says to support the axle assembly to avoid straining the brake hose but that should be obvious anyway.  

If going any further than that i.e. removing the spring then you have to support the car safely on axle stands, so you can jack the spring pan down after removing the upper (or lower) link to remove all the tension from the spring.  That needs the engine and gearbox to be in the car of course to provide enough weight to compress the spring.  Without that some other means of compressing the spring will be needed.  

On springs with the shorter free height it may be possible to get away without compressing the spring as with the wheels hanging down they are nearly fully expanded anyway, and removing the bump and rebound rubber bracket will give you a bit more movement.  But you need to have released the tension some other way in the past to know that is possible, certainly don't go unbolting things just to see.

PaulH.

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  You need a workshop manual to safely take the front suspension apart to remove the shock.
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