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mazda6guy 02-01-13 12:17 PM

Front Strut Assemblies Help
 
Got an extra set of strut assemblies for my coilover upgrade but is having a hard time getting the shock cardtridge to come out. Did some of the assemblies from SA/FBs come without the shock cardtridge insert and that you only had to add the shock fluids to the tube itself? If so is there a special tube to remove them?

t_g_farrell 02-01-13 12:36 PM

SA struts were fluid filled with no cartridge. By memory I think you have to unscrew the gland
nut on the top of the cartridge to pop it open. The FSM probably describes how to open it up.
See the Foxed.ca - Mazda RX-7 Manuals website for manuals.

j9fd3s 02-01-13 03:20 PM

i had stuck ones too. what i did was install the springs and coil overs, and i just used the heaight adjuster and spring to press the insert out

mazda6guy 02-02-13 06:49 AM

Ok Thanks for the help. Looked on the Snap-On Truck for the tool but it is discontinued. They are from a 1980 RX-7. I will just proceed with the welding of the lower spring perches and order some suspension fluid from AMSOil.


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