The saga of removing the front shock absorbers is now over but it was an epic battle against corrosion! In addition to the write up here I've also created video to explain
how I removed the front shock absorbers from my 996
The main problem with removing the front shock absorber is the drop link bolt that goes through the hub carrier to hold the base of the shock absorbers. This tends to corrode in place especially if it's not been removed for 22 years.
Once the shock absorber was off the car the next problem was separating the shock absorber components and removing the coil spring.
The top nut wasn't budging so the only option was to remove it using an angle grinder.
The old shock absorber is now apart and mostly sitting in the dustbin but I've been able to reuse some of the washers.
The top mount was wrecked with centre separated from the rest of the mount. Fortunately I'd already bought a new one to use.
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