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Originally Posted by lordshin808
i'm actually rebuilding my strut at the moment too. I'm wondering if you can just replace the upper foam "donut" here by just removing the nut and washer here without taking the entire strut tower apart and compressing the spring. the spring will still be compressed by the three 13mm nut on top of the strut mount right?
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No. When the wheel is off the ground the only thing holding the strut together is the large 18 or 19mm nut on the shock absorber shaft. But I suspect that when the wheel is on the ground the weight of the X5 would keep it all in place. You could try it by just loosening the nut and see if it comes loose enough to move the washer.
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