okay, first thanks for your help. now i shall give you an update on how it went.

terrible! ahh! im so frustrated.

peeled away the liner.. used a 6mm hex wrench/allen key to unscrew the forward peice. well... the screw is SO tight that it won't turn at all. i did try using a microtorch and heating it first, didn't help. eventually the screw became stripped.

so i drilled into the screw, than hammered a tap into it to try and turn it. no joy. it even distorted the tap. i didn't even bother with trying the shock on the other side.

it is UNBELIEVABLE how tight it is. i don't understand. did anyone else run into this problem??? honest to god, i did everything correctly and carefully. i was doing them with a friend and his wagon, but both wagon's were this tight.

so ive abandoned my efforts at getting the screw out. i think ill go to a body shop and have them remove the screw unless you have some super amazing idea.

argh!!

thanks
eric

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1995 E320 Sportline Wagon "Bernard"
black on black leather

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