It will fit, just press the lower A-frame further down than what you are doing now. I used an anchor bolt to draw it down. It is difficult, but once done, no problem. The next answer might be correct if you are talking about actually changing the entire strut assembly yourself, i.e. take the spring off. Don't do that! However, if you are only going to replace the unit as an assembly then there is no problem. This Is Dangerous, You Need A Special Press To Change Struts.Buy Them Where They Also Change Them, Or Better Let An Alingment Take Care Of This For You. Rotate Tires & Get An Alignment While You Are There Also.
the same as every strut mount. to hold the struts
All Toyota Camry's have struts in the front. This is also accompanied with strut mounts and bearings that are located between the mount & strut. I highly recommend replacing the mounts & strut bearings with the struts. My experience has shown that the mounts fail before the strut.
Strut mount, coil spring, coil spring isolator, rubber dust boot.
The bottom strut mount is connected to the frame by two retaining bolts. Remove the retaining bolts to remove the strut mount. Reverse the process to install the new strut mount.
They pop on/off, the connection is a ball/socket like a shoulder joint. The strut has a metal spring clip that you can pry off with a flat screw driver if just pry between the strut and mount doesn't work to make removal of the old struts. The new ones you just have to push the socket onto the ball mount.
The Chrysler 300 rear struts are held in place with a retaining bolt on each end of the strut. Remove the retaining bolts and the strut will come off. Reverse the process to install the new rear struts.
Begin by compressing the strut spring with a spring compressor. Be very careful as the strut spring will be under hundreds of pounds of pressure. Remove the strut retaining bolts. Reverse the process to install the new struts.
A link with more information on this process can be found in related links.
Struts on a 1998 Buick LeSabre are changed by jacking the vehicle up, removing the wheel, and unbolting the strut. It can then be pulled from its mounts and a new strut put in place.
To replace the front struts on a 2000 model Hyundai Sonata, you will first need to remove the tires. There will be 3 nuts on top of the strut mount. You will need to remove the 2 bolts that connect from the strut to the knuckle. Then you will need to remove the ABS sending unit as well as the front brake hose. Once these components are removed, you can remove the strut. In order to remove the strut, you will need a special tool to compress the spring. Once the struts are removed, you can safely replace them with new struts.
Compress the strut spring with a spring compressor. Remove the retaining bolts from the top and bottom of the strut. Remove the strut assembly. Reverse the process to install the new strut.
Begin by compressing the 1999 Kia strut spring. Use a spring compressor and be very careful. The strut spring will be under hundreds of pounds of pressure. Remove the strut retaining bolts. Reverse the process to install the new struts.