Don,
I don't know the particulars on Koni's. But, when I replaced my
front shocks, the spring had to compressed. Or else, the symptoms
you desrcirbed occurred.
Jeff N.
'73 TR6
At 11:10 AM 6/1/98 -0500, you wrote:
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>List Members:
> I took advantage of TRF's sale to order a set of Koni shocks for the
>front of the '69 TR-6. The current shocks appear to have been installed
>around 1977 and were completely shot. I removed the left front shock
>yesterday afternoon following the instructions in the factory manual. The
>problem is installing the Koni. If the top of the Koni is through the hole
>at the top of the mounting area, then the mounting brackets attached to the
>bottom to the Koni will not align with the 4 mounting studs. If the
>mounting brackets are attached to the 4 studs, then the top of the Koni
>will not slide through the hole at the top of the mounting area. Is there
>a technique that I don't know of that will help? Will using a spring
>compressor help align everything? Do you just muscle it until the parts
>align?
> As always, thank you in advance for your help!
>
> Don Emery
> 1969 TR-6
> CC 27639
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