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Old 11-27-2010, 10:14 PM
tlynch tlynch is offline
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Originally Posted by TMAllison View Post
On many of these the lower bolt on the damper shock can be backed out below the pulley rim (pull spring so you can push everything downward) just enough to remove the shock; if your damper won't sneak past the bolt do yourself a favor and tighten it back up and file 1/16" off the end of it and try again. LOTS better use of time than pulling half the front end like WIS says to do.......
Thanks!

I'm pretty committed to not pulling the radiator. I'll pull the fan if I have to, though. If the bolt won't clear the pulley on the way out, I definitely plan to shorten it so that it will next time.

Regards,
Tom
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