[Spridgets] Toyota Troubles

[Bill Masquelier]

I just looked at "Drivewire.com" and the price is about the same, about $73
each
http://www.drivewire.com/search/?PN=4294942185&VN=4294967146+4294967152+42949
67003+4294967247+4294966998&N=0&Nr=AND%28universal:0%29
BillM

> From: corvallis at peoplepc.com
> To: spridgets at autox.team.net
> Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2011 18:12:20 -0700
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Toyota Troubles
>
> I googled this subject.
> Here is what a set of rear "quick" struts cost.
> http://tinyurl.com/3da7arv
> They're called quick because you don't need to change out the shock inside
> the spring using a spring compressor. Don't try that.
> You can rent a torque wrench. Failing that, use a breaker arm and a cheater
> bar.  100 foot-pounds = a one foot bar with 100 pounds of force ...or a two
> foot bar with 50 pounds of force.
> It may take more that 100 foot-pounds of force to break those nuts loose as
> they've 'aged' on there. (also, static friction is greater than kinetic
> friction; that is, you're moving the nut to get 100 foot-pounds, but when
it
> stops moving is takes more than 100 foot-pounds to break it loose.)
> Ask back here if more things crop up. ...bill in corvallis
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net
> [mailto:spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Seth Jones
> Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 5:28 PM
> To: Spridgets
> Subject: [Spridgets] Toyota Troubles
>
> Its so strange that a car with such a reputation for reliability can
> go wrong in ways that are harder to fix than a Spridget.  Anyway, the
> rear struts on my 1993 corolla are pretty well dead.  Fells awful when
> I hit a bump.  Wife refuses to drive it.  I have a Haynes manual for
> it and it looks easy enough but some of the bolts are torqued up to
> over 100 ft/lbs of torque!  I don't have a torque wrench that can
> measure that and I am not sure i can eat enough spinach to break them
> loose in the first place.  Any recommendations other than taking it in
> for repair?
>
> -seth
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