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Flatout Phil
Monday 5th April 2010, 19:29
Found this handy link. Not too sure it would take quite that long, but for those of you who have not done this before, a handy picture guide.
My top mount rubber is creaking bigtime on the OS.

http://members.shaw.ca/heeeeee/strut/

nobananas
Monday 5th April 2010, 21:13
Seemed a good guide, the only thing I would add is although he said ''take it in for alignment'' he didn't perhaps stress that that would be camber alignment as well as steering as you loose the set camber angle as soon as you loosen the two strut to hub carrier bolts.

JUDGENINJA
Monday 5th April 2010, 21:50
No camber re-alignment required for the later model 850s...

nobananas
Monday 5th April 2010, 22:14
No camber re-alignment required for the later model 850s...

How late ? Mines a 96' and needs re-aligning after the struts are removed.