One BAD Strut

[dclamm]

The left front cartridge wouldn't come out of the housing, tried all the tips on past threads, then the rod pulled out of the cartridge. So drilled a hole in the bottom of the housing and punched it out. Ugly, see pics.

So, should I try to save the housing or just start looking for another? The gland nut threads got messed up with removal (pic). Thought I'd try a machine shop to see if they could clean them up, maybe some JB weld in the hole in the bottom of the housing...

Still haven't driven the Z yet, the "one thing leads to another" thing is getting old... gotta be patient...

[jmortensen]

I would get another housing.