Book learning is a very good thing and I congratulate you. Although I took the tests and got my ASE certification and did a few years working as a mechanic as a youngster, I also have an electrical engineering degree, so you don't have to look down your nose at me as if I'm some snaggle toothed Goober.

Since you have never lowered an LCA on a 124 chassis, then it must be safe to say that you have not learned that you can lower it COMPLETELY while the upper portion of the strut is disconnected and the spring will still not come loose.

I know this will come as a shock but there are other places to learn things beyond a classroom and you don't have to call someone foolish when they have done something successfully that you have never even tried.

Have a great day high and mighty professor,