You are not alone me and most of my friends went thru the same thing with all 300E and190E..50 dolllar part/300dollars labour...there is no shorcut but to take the waterpump out..and i dont think its worth the VERY VERY anoying rattle...so for a few years and thru 2 cars .I just tied the shock with some copper wire to something ..but if you do that just make sure u change the shock when you doing your waterpump..Good luck!!