I am going to remove the front struts, and change the strut inserts. I know you guys think a project involves lathes and welders and turbo chargers; but for me, on my back in the driveway, this is a project.
I got the car up on stands and removed the wheels. I started to remove the brake calipers and found the bolts to be to tight. So I decided I needed a bigger wrench. Then I drove my daughters around for what amounted to the rest of the evening.
Since it's raining, instead of using that bigger wrench, I decided to read up on the removal of front struts. I read Section FA in the Datsun Service Manual, and discovered I know nothing about the front suspension. For instance did you know that a LCA is actually a Transverse Link, that a Sway Bar is a Stabilizer, and to remove the Strut Assembly you have to undo both of these parts as well as the Ball joints and the Brake Calipers.
Since I have a small collection of Datsun Manuals I decide to read through some others, even Haynes and Chilton have some redeeming features.
I was at the used book store in Steveston a few weeks ago, and they had an Autobooks Owners Workshop Manual for the Datsun 510 Series, for 10$Cdn. It is full of the graphics from the factory manual, and I have to say it is very well written. It is easy to understand, very thorough, and it looks good on the shelf in its orange plastic cover.
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