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Thread: How to remove a rear strut the hard way! LOL

  1. 22-11-2011, 09:27 AM #1
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    Default How to remove a rear strut the hard way! LOL

    Was down the local Holden dealer and found this on the back of a tray truck-
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    woudnt this be the easy way lol?
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    Depends on if you mean the quick way or the broken bones way?
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    Hahahaha Epic Win! Guess they were trying to lower it the quickest and cheapest way possible!
    If it's not a Symptom its not relevant, and if its not relevant I don't care!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Black_Stig View Post
    Hahahaha Epic Win! Guess they were trying to lower it the quickest and cheapest way possible!
    probably still handles better than a commodore on cut springs too!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by hakhawk View Post
    probably still handles better than a commodore on cut springs too!!
    Sadly enough, you are probably right there.
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    Looks like drifties gone wrong followed by a roll over.
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    handbrakies bro! i drift my mums magna like dat all tha time yo!
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    we just got done re-keying one of those alfa's at work. was a theft recovery insurance job... wouldnt be surprised if this one was the same...
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    Id say sideways into a gutter still a fair effort to get it out like that!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by hi_ryder View Post
    we just got done re-keying one of those alfa's at work. was a theft recovery insurance job... wouldnt be surprised if this one was the same...
    This was in Geelong at Winter and Taylor?
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    Quote Originally Posted by pjdm1980 View Post
    This was in Geelong at Winter and Taylor?
    think this was a broadmeadows job. (shop is in somerton melbourne)
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    I thought thats how all Alfa Romeos were supposed to look like. Straight out of the factory.

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    That's a serious factory fault.... weak body and rear suspension mounts likely to let go of rear struts in the event of rollovers.... LOL
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