Lanos Suspension

daewooluvr · Post by **daewooluvr** » Wed May 05, 2004 4:58 pm

Has anyone successfully changed their own front suspension (struts/springs) on a Lanos yet?

I made two attempts but both times got denied by the ball joint. Even with the special Ball Joint Separating tool it wouldn't budge.

Can anyone give some insight?

DomWoo · Post by **DomWoo** » Wed May 05, 2004 8:12 pm

i havnt messed with mine yet because all my parts having come yet

but from the diagram it should be albe to unscrew from the strut

i know nothing is that easy though

GsiTurbo · Post by **GsiTurbo** » Thu May 06, 2004 1:04 am

Is it the ball-joint you are having the problems with, or the tie-rod end?

if its the balljoint, here what you do:
- I wouldnt recommend using the fork-type ball joint separator
- have HEAVY hammer handy
- once the tie-rod end is separated, turn the hub assembly all the way one way, and give the part that seats over the balljoint a few good hits
- turn it the other way around and repeat
The hub assembly should be free by now, but you might need a prybar to push down on the control arm.

If the balljoint fails to let go, you might need to get a torch and carefully heat it up around the balljoing, then wack it again with a hammer

DomWoo · Post by **DomWoo** » Thu May 06, 2004 5:10 am

sounds good to me :twisted:

daewooluvr · Post by **daewooluvr** » Thu May 06, 2004 1:55 pm

I dunno, I tried twice and think I'm just going to get it done somewhere now.