I think Barry's theory about the shock locking up is what happened.
I got underneath the car and pushed on the shock as much as I could with that little amount of leverage... The shock didn't budge before the car did (I had to push and push and...well, you get the point).
I did see some rust by where the shock would have mounted. That couldn't have helped.
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1982 240D, sold 9/17/2008
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