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Post by erikv11 »

06 S60 R

Previous owner had the 4C struts replaced with Monroe units just before I bought the car. 40k later the struts have been (still are) great but driver's side spring seat is toast. Presumably the other side is on its way out too; I'm guessing the shop used some aftermarket junk spring seats.

Anything unusual about pulling and disassembling the 4C strut that I should know before going in to replace the spring seats? I am aware of the 4C sensor. I've done lots of strut work on P80 cars.
'95 854 T-5R, Motronic 4.4, 185k
'98 V70, T5 tune-injectors-turbo, LPT engine, 304k, daily driver
'06 S60 R, 201k
'07 XC70, black, 205k
'07 XC70, willow green, 223k
gone: '96 NA 850 210k, '98 NA V70 182k, '98 S70 NA 225k, '96 855 NA 169k

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Post by - Pete - »

Nothing unusual, just make certain you have your 4C wire positioned EXACTLY as it should be. I make sure to take plenty of photos of wire routing my first time.

Other than the wires, spring seat replacement is the same.
2001 V70XC 200k
2004 V70 AWD 174k
2004 V70R M66 147k
2004 XC70 361k
1995 F250 7.3PSD 262k
2014 Ram 3500 DRW 116k

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