JMH,
I replaced the dampner on my car recently. I'm pretty tall also and didn't have any problems getting under and having access to the 2 bolts that hold the thing in place.
Crawl under there and look at it. It's a 5-10 minute job at most....barring any siezed bolts, etc. piece of cake. Just wish replacing other items were as easy!
I couldn't find any torque values listed for it...then again, once you see it, you'll see that it's prolly a 1 'Ugh' type bolt
