Thread: 87 190e: Upper shock mount repair- Bumpa lumpa bumpa
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Old 03-29-2004, 04:01 PM
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The hardest part is getting the old shock mount off the top of the front strut (shock absorber). You have to compress the strut downwards enough to get the color off the strut top. Depending on how new your struts are (and thus their pressure) The mount is held into the body by three 10mm nuts. The top of the strut is held into the mount by one 17mm nut.

I was told to jack the car using the jack point right behind the front wheel, but not to lift the wheel off the ground. Worked well.

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