Need to replace front struts.
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Re: Need to replace front struts.
On 10 Nov 2006 19:50:58 -0800, cool.kyle.3000@gmail.com wrote:
>I do not have much money and I need to get them fixed. I have read
>that you can do it your self and that you can not. How can I do this
>my-self? of i cannot how much should i expect to pay. 1995 audi a6
>quattro sedan
Oops, that answers some other questions, Cool! <g>
See my other reply in your other thread...
Do you have a place to work on it?
Do you have reasonable tools?
If yes, you can do many repairs yourself without too much trouble.
Some will require hard work of course, a few will require special
tools (which you may (big may) be able to borrow from a place such as
AutoZone) and you *must* have a good (Bently) manual too.
First, get the manual. Start at eBay, there are several listed for
this year/model for under $50. Read the manual (twice) before making
further decisions.
>I do not have much money and I need to get them fixed. I have read
>that you can do it your self and that you can not. How can I do this
>my-self? of i cannot how much should i expect to pay. 1995 audi a6
>quattro sedan
Oops, that answers some other questions, Cool! <g>
See my other reply in your other thread...
Do you have a place to work on it?
Do you have reasonable tools?
If yes, you can do many repairs yourself without too much trouble.
Some will require hard work of course, a few will require special
tools (which you may (big may) be able to borrow from a place such as
AutoZone) and you *must* have a good (Bently) manual too.
First, get the manual. Start at eBay, there are several listed for
this year/model for under $50. Read the manual (twice) before making
further decisions.
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Re: Need to replace front struts.
On 10 Nov 2006 19:50:58 -0800, cool.kyle.3000@gmail.com wrote:
>I do not have much money and I need to get them fixed. I have read
>that you can do it your self and that you can not. How can I do this
>my-self? of i cannot how much should i expect to pay. 1995 audi a6
>quattro sedan
Oops, that answers some other questions, Cool! <g>
See my other reply in your other thread...
Do you have a place to work on it?
Do you have reasonable tools?
If yes, you can do many repairs yourself without too much trouble.
Some will require hard work of course, a few will require special
tools (which you may (big may) be able to borrow from a place such as
AutoZone) and you *must* have a good (Bently) manual too.
First, get the manual. Start at eBay, there are several listed for
this year/model for under $50. Read the manual (twice) before making
further decisions.
>I do not have much money and I need to get them fixed. I have read
>that you can do it your self and that you can not. How can I do this
>my-self? of i cannot how much should i expect to pay. 1995 audi a6
>quattro sedan
Oops, that answers some other questions, Cool! <g>
See my other reply in your other thread...
Do you have a place to work on it?
Do you have reasonable tools?
If yes, you can do many repairs yourself without too much trouble.
Some will require hard work of course, a few will require special
tools (which you may (big may) be able to borrow from a place such as
AutoZone) and you *must* have a good (Bently) manual too.
First, get the manual. Start at eBay, there are several listed for
this year/model for under $50. Read the manual (twice) before making
further decisions.
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Re: Need to replace front struts.
On 10 Nov 2006 19:50:58 -0800, cool.kyle.3000@gmail.com wrote:
>I do not have much money and I need to get them fixed. I have read
>that you can do it your self and that you can not. How can I do this
>my-self? of i cannot how much should i expect to pay. 1995 audi a6
>quattro sedan
Oops, that answers some other questions, Cool! <g>
See my other reply in your other thread...
Do you have a place to work on it?
Do you have reasonable tools?
If yes, you can do many repairs yourself without too much trouble.
Some will require hard work of course, a few will require special
tools (which you may (big may) be able to borrow from a place such as
AutoZone) and you *must* have a good (Bently) manual too.
First, get the manual. Start at eBay, there are several listed for
this year/model for under $50. Read the manual (twice) before making
further decisions.
>I do not have much money and I need to get them fixed. I have read
>that you can do it your self and that you can not. How can I do this
>my-self? of i cannot how much should i expect to pay. 1995 audi a6
>quattro sedan
Oops, that answers some other questions, Cool! <g>
See my other reply in your other thread...
Do you have a place to work on it?
Do you have reasonable tools?
If yes, you can do many repairs yourself without too much trouble.
Some will require hard work of course, a few will require special
tools (which you may (big may) be able to borrow from a place such as
AutoZone) and you *must* have a good (Bently) manual too.
First, get the manual. Start at eBay, there are several listed for
this year/model for under $50. Read the manual (twice) before making
further decisions.
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Re: Need to replace front struts.
On 10 Nov 2006 19:50:58 -0800, cool.kyle.3000@gmail.com wrote:
>I do not have much money and I need to get them fixed. I have read
>that you can do it your self and that you can not. How can I do this
>my-self? of i cannot how much should i expect to pay. 1995 audi a6
>quattro sedan
Oops, that answers some other questions, Cool! <g>
See my other reply in your other thread...
Do you have a place to work on it?
Do you have reasonable tools?
If yes, you can do many repairs yourself without too much trouble.
Some will require hard work of course, a few will require special
tools (which you may (big may) be able to borrow from a place such as
AutoZone) and you *must* have a good (Bently) manual too.
First, get the manual. Start at eBay, there are several listed for
this year/model for under $50. Read the manual (twice) before making
further decisions.
>I do not have much money and I need to get them fixed. I have read
>that you can do it your self and that you can not. How can I do this
>my-self? of i cannot how much should i expect to pay. 1995 audi a6
>quattro sedan
Oops, that answers some other questions, Cool! <g>
See my other reply in your other thread...
Do you have a place to work on it?
Do you have reasonable tools?
If yes, you can do many repairs yourself without too much trouble.
Some will require hard work of course, a few will require special
tools (which you may (big may) be able to borrow from a place such as
AutoZone) and you *must* have a good (Bently) manual too.
First, get the manual. Start at eBay, there are several listed for
this year/model for under $50. Read the manual (twice) before making
further decisions.
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Re: Need to replace front struts.
"PeterD" <peter2@hipson.net> wrote in message
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> On 10 Nov 2006 19:50:58 -0800, cool.kyle.3000@gmail.com wrote:
>
>>I do not have much money and I need to get them fixed. I have read
>>that you can do it your self and that you can not. How can I do this
>>my-self? of i cannot how much should i expect to pay. 1995 audi a6
>>quattro sedan
>
> Oops, that answers some other questions, Cool! <g>
>
> See my other reply in your other thread...
>
> Do you have a place to work on it?
>
> Do you have reasonable tools?
>
> If yes, you can do many repairs yourself without too much trouble.
> Some will require hard work of course, a few will require special
> tools (which you may (big may) be able to borrow from a place such as
> AutoZone) and you *must* have a good (Bently) manual too.
>
> First, get the manual. Start at eBay, there are several listed for
> this year/model for under $50. Read the manual (twice) before making
> further decisions.
A little more specific to the original post, yes, you can replace the struts
yourself. In order to do so you need a 'spring compressor', among other
tools you may or may not have at hand. And you must have the correct spring
compressor for your struts. Bear in mind this is one job working on a car
that can actually be very dangerous to your health. If you use the
incorrect spring compressor you run the risk of the tool slipping while the
spring is compressed. This isn't good.
If you want to save some money and don't have the correct tools for this
remove the complete strut units and take them to someone who does.
Replacing the strut inserts (shocks) is pretty simple with the right tools.
Alan
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Re: Need to replace front struts.
"PeterD" <peter2@hipson.net> wrote in message
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> On 10 Nov 2006 19:50:58 -0800, cool.kyle.3000@gmail.com wrote:
>
>>I do not have much money and I need to get them fixed. I have read
>>that you can do it your self and that you can not. How can I do this
>>my-self? of i cannot how much should i expect to pay. 1995 audi a6
>>quattro sedan
>
> Oops, that answers some other questions, Cool! <g>
>
> See my other reply in your other thread...
>
> Do you have a place to work on it?
>
> Do you have reasonable tools?
>
> If yes, you can do many repairs yourself without too much trouble.
> Some will require hard work of course, a few will require special
> tools (which you may (big may) be able to borrow from a place such as
> AutoZone) and you *must* have a good (Bently) manual too.
>
> First, get the manual. Start at eBay, there are several listed for
> this year/model for under $50. Read the manual (twice) before making
> further decisions.
A little more specific to the original post, yes, you can replace the struts
yourself. In order to do so you need a 'spring compressor', among other
tools you may or may not have at hand. And you must have the correct spring
compressor for your struts. Bear in mind this is one job working on a car
that can actually be very dangerous to your health. If you use the
incorrect spring compressor you run the risk of the tool slipping while the
spring is compressed. This isn't good.
If you want to save some money and don't have the correct tools for this
remove the complete strut units and take them to someone who does.
Replacing the strut inserts (shocks) is pretty simple with the right tools.
Alan
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Re: Need to replace front struts.
"PeterD" <peter2@hipson.net> wrote in message
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> On 10 Nov 2006 19:50:58 -0800, cool.kyle.3000@gmail.com wrote:
>
>>I do not have much money and I need to get them fixed. I have read
>>that you can do it your self and that you can not. How can I do this
>>my-self? of i cannot how much should i expect to pay. 1995 audi a6
>>quattro sedan
>
> Oops, that answers some other questions, Cool! <g>
>
> See my other reply in your other thread...
>
> Do you have a place to work on it?
>
> Do you have reasonable tools?
>
> If yes, you can do many repairs yourself without too much trouble.
> Some will require hard work of course, a few will require special
> tools (which you may (big may) be able to borrow from a place such as
> AutoZone) and you *must* have a good (Bently) manual too.
>
> First, get the manual. Start at eBay, there are several listed for
> this year/model for under $50. Read the manual (twice) before making
> further decisions.
A little more specific to the original post, yes, you can replace the struts
yourself. In order to do so you need a 'spring compressor', among other
tools you may or may not have at hand. And you must have the correct spring
compressor for your struts. Bear in mind this is one job working on a car
that can actually be very dangerous to your health. If you use the
incorrect spring compressor you run the risk of the tool slipping while the
spring is compressed. This isn't good.
If you want to save some money and don't have the correct tools for this
remove the complete strut units and take them to someone who does.
Replacing the strut inserts (shocks) is pretty simple with the right tools.
Alan
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Re: Need to replace front struts.
"PeterD" <peter2@hipson.net> wrote in message
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> On 10 Nov 2006 19:50:58 -0800, cool.kyle.3000@gmail.com wrote:
>
>>I do not have much money and I need to get them fixed. I have read
>>that you can do it your self and that you can not. How can I do this
>>my-self? of i cannot how much should i expect to pay. 1995 audi a6
>>quattro sedan
>
> Oops, that answers some other questions, Cool! <g>
>
> See my other reply in your other thread...
>
> Do you have a place to work on it?
>
> Do you have reasonable tools?
>
> If yes, you can do many repairs yourself without too much trouble.
> Some will require hard work of course, a few will require special
> tools (which you may (big may) be able to borrow from a place such as
> AutoZone) and you *must* have a good (Bently) manual too.
>
> First, get the manual. Start at eBay, there are several listed for
> this year/model for under $50. Read the manual (twice) before making
> further decisions.
A little more specific to the original post, yes, you can replace the struts
yourself. In order to do so you need a 'spring compressor', among other
tools you may or may not have at hand. And you must have the correct spring
compressor for your struts. Bear in mind this is one job working on a car
that can actually be very dangerous to your health. If you use the
incorrect spring compressor you run the risk of the tool slipping while the
spring is compressed. This isn't good.
If you want to save some money and don't have the correct tools for this
remove the complete strut units and take them to someone who does.
Replacing the strut inserts (shocks) is pretty simple with the right tools.
Alan
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Re: Need to replace front struts.
wtrplnet wrote:
> "PeterD" <peter2@hipson.net> wrote in message
> news:4vkbl2pha8ekj2nt90hmr4ev26a2tq4l2f@4ax.com...
> > On 10 Nov 2006 19:50:58 -0800, cool.kyle.3000@gmail.com wrote:
> >
> >>I do not have much money and I need to get them fixed. I have read
> >>that you can do it your self and that you can not. How can I do this
> >>my-self? of i cannot how much should i expect to pay. 1995 audi a6
> >>quattro sedan
> >
> > Oops, that answers some other questions, Cool! <g>
> >
> > See my other reply in your other thread...
> >
> > Do you have a place to work on it?
> >
> > Do you have reasonable tools?
> >
> > If yes, you can do many repairs yourself without too much trouble.
> > Some will require hard work of course, a few will require special
> > tools (which you may (big may) be able to borrow from a place such as
> > AutoZone) and you *must* have a good (Bently) manual too.
> >
> > First, get the manual. Start at eBay, there are several listed for
> > this year/model for under $50. Read the manual (twice) before making
> > further decisions.
>
> A little more specific to the original post, yes, you can replace the struts
> yourself. In order to do so you need a 'spring compressor', among other
> tools you may or may not have at hand. And you must have the correct spring
> compressor for your struts. Bear in mind this is one job working on a car
> that can actually be very dangerous to your health. If you use the
> incorrect spring compressor you run the risk of the tool slipping while the
> spring is compressed. This isn't good.
>
> If you want to save some money and don't have the correct tools for this
> remove the complete strut units and take them to someone who does.
> Replacing the strut inserts (shocks) is pretty simple with the right tools.
>
> Alan