2008 C30 T5 Help with installing quick strut

Pretribrapper · Post by **Pretribrapper** » 11 Sep 2023, 11:43

Really struggling to get strut back into car. Any suggestions? It is a quick struts but the bases of it is not fitting well into the knuckle sleeve. I have done struts many times over but this one is my most challenging.
I did not disconnect the ball joint from the lca but I did remove the driveshaft and still not able to maneuver the strut into the knuckle

Post by **MoVolvos** » 11 Sep 2023, 13:16

Tools from Amazon didn't work well for us. Kept slipping out. The KONI struts also had a thick coat of paint so still difficult. It would be best to make that tool he is using.
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Post by **Krons** » 11 Sep 2023, 20:48

I had the knuckle off and beat mine in from the bottom.

Post by **theWIFES_S70** » 16 Sep 2023, 13:08

I used a bottle jack and a block of wood to slowly jack upwards while tapping on the knuckle with a mallet.

Pretribrapper · Post by **Pretribrapper** » 17 Sep 2023, 21:25

Thanks for all the help. Finally got it.