Blown front strut?

[Fifty150hs]

Originally Posted by andrewwynn

I looked into the type your describe and they have a utility of removing lug bolts or axle nut but can't be used for installing as the gear ratio is typically something like 50:1 and no way to accurately ratio the tightening torque.

On the other hand I've meausured goesin vs. goesout torque with my multiplier and it's spot on 3:1 ratio. 50 in 150 out within 2%

NEIKO PRO 03715B 1/2" Torque Multiplier Power Wrench | 1100 Foot-Pound | Cr-Mo/Cr-V Steel https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0017K5ARU...ing=UTF8&psc=1

The exact one I bought. One of my favorite tools. Especially useful for bearing press operations

That one's on my wish list. I picked up the cheaper one hoping it would do the job for less. As usual, you get what you pay for.

[andrewwynn]

I looked into the cheapo ones and realized quickly they will only work for off. Also they won't fit in a lot of places where mine does when doing suspension

[wpoll]

Closing this one out - shocks/struts replaced...




OEM units were Delphi (Spain) as it turns out. The blown one was really shot (of course) - the other one wasn't too bad - still smooth and damping ok but very slow to return to full extension. Not bad after 260,000kms.

[RocketyMan]

Originally Posted by wpoll

Closing this one out - shocks/struts replaced...




OEM units were Delphi (Spain) as it turns out. The blown one was really shot (of course) - the other one wasn't too bad - still smooth and damping ok but very slow to return to full extension. Not bad after 260,000kms.

Awesome! Looks great. I suppose you can really tell that one strut is dead as it has ZERO rebound. Yikes!

Thanks for the pics!

[wpoll]

Originally Posted by RocketyMan

Awesome! Looks great. I suppose you can really tell that one strut is dead as it has ZERO rebound. Yikes!

Thanks for the pics!

Actually, the bad unit has negative rebound - it sucks the shaft back in and is extremely hard to pull out!!