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Back from my Indie with new shocks.......
Posted by Roger (more from Roger) on Mon, 17 May 2004 08:54:25
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I gave up trying to install new rear shocks two weeks ago and left the car with my Indie when I was out of town for a couple of days. For those of you who have successfully changed your own (Allan, et al) you saved yourself $160 in labor (I provided the shocks).
Other work done included programming the S.I.D. (I had another disaster last summer/fall trying to repair my defective S.I.D. and had to purchase a new one - new S.I.D's require minor programming) for $40, and changing out the brake fluid (fluid and labor) for $40.
I am providing these prices as "rough guidelines only" for others who may need the same work performed. Various mechanics will each have their own pricing structures.
It appears the mechanic used an air wrench to remove the stuck top nut on my old shocks - a tool I don't own. There was no evidence of heat discoloration or wire brushing of nut/threads. Just deformation on one end of each nut flat which I believe is tell-tale of impact wrench use.
Now for my question. What is a recommendation for an inexpensive impact wrench/compressor package? I hate to pay others to do what I can usually do myself when I have the proper tools. Naturally I don't need a wrench suitable for continuous use, just the random ocassion.
Thanks.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Back from my Indie with new shocks......., Roger, Mon, 17 May 2004 08:54:25 <-- Viewing This Message
- Thanks......., Roger, Tue, 18 May 2004 03:16:32
- $300 should do it, Allan, Mon, 17 May 2004 12:47:26
- sometimes not even an air impact wrench works for this., sph3re, Mon, 17 May 2004 12:09:40
- impact/compressor, LesH, Mon, 17 May 2004 10:13:40
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