| Here's the outcome. No problem finding the o-ring and shaft seal, but the iron piston ring has to be reused. I had a rebuilder do the work, including honing the cylinders and polishing the shaft. One of my struts simply would not come apart, so I had to find a used one to replace it, which was then rebuilt. The boots I mentioned barely fit, you have to position them just so or they will bind. Total cost of machine work, labor, and parts was about $200 per side, not counting the cost of the replacement strut. Included in that price are new hoses, with swivel ends (since the fitting on the car was frozen solid). I'm not sure all this makes economic sense, unless you take the chance of skipping the machine work. But it does work, and it was a fun experiment. |