Just Curious Can The Upper Strut Mount Be Removed Safely Without Removing The Strut.

 

Yes, it can be done. Jack up the car and support it on the subframe, not the control arm with jackstands. Support the control arm with a jack, unbolt the balljoint and slowly lower the control arm to take pressure off the coil spring. Usually a good idea to wrap a heavy chain through the coil spring and control arm to keep it from flying out. Once the coil spring is out, raise the control arm back up and reattach the balljoint. Remove the 2 bolts holding the strut to the knuckle, and the bolt holding the brake line to the strut. Make sure you tie up the spindle so it doesn't flop and damage the brake line. Then just remove the 3 bolts holding the strut mount in place and lift the mount off the wheel well and guide the strut through the hole. Install is the reverse of removal as they say. Don't forget to get an alignment.

 

I think the question is without removing the strut... The above includes removing the strut.

I would think that if the car is supported by a jack stand on the lower control arm you could (the spring will stay loaded), but hopefully someone can confirm (since I have not tried it yet...). So do not take my word on this one...

 

Yes Without Removing the Strut

 

Yes, I've R&R'd the top strut mount while just leaving the car on the ground. There will be some force on the strut rod at the top, IIRC, it will want to move toward the center of the car. So don't pinch any fingers.

RBob.

 

Sorry, I read it as though you wanted to remove the strut mount with the strut still attached to it.

 

So, to be straight... you can remove and replace the strut mount without removing the strut and while the car is on the ground?

Thanks

 

Yes. See RBobs comment.

AND, if you support the weight at:
1) The subframe, the wheels will drop, and you could shoot the coil spring out.
2) The tires, the strut mount will want to fling toward the engine with a lot of force.
3) The A-arms, the strut mount might flop one way or another.

 

I Found This Old Post That Show's Other Way's To Do It. Not Sure Which Is The Safest Way To Do It. I Have A GM Camaro Shop Manual And A Chilton's Camaro Repair Manual,And Neither Shows How To Remove The Strut Mount.

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/susp...new-strut.html