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It is a small piston in the transmission with a spring on one side. It takes oil into it and slows the application of an element and has a reserve of oil under pressure to slow the release of the element.
It is the part of the transmission that controls gear shifts. It contains the spring and valves/solenoids that control the trans. operation. It has passages that the transmission fluid flows thru to apply pressure to the clutch packs.
The coil springs are not easy to remove or install. The spring needs to be compressed in order to be removed. It takes several hundred pounds of pressure to compress the spring.
There is a spring loaded tensoner pulley you need to move (wrench or socket) to release the pressure . It will easily come off then . Install the same way . There should be a decal under the hood showing the correct installation
Bag the air bags. Replace with a spring conversion kit. No more headaches!
well no you would have to take the tire off and put a spring compressor on the spring then you could take off the shock you can rent a spring compressor for auto part place
Yes, and you can also replace the air ride system with a standard spring/shock type system and solve all the problems you may have in the future with the OEM system for a little over $200. Click the link.
inside the tranny on the solenoid pack. you have problem with broken spring in the valve body... it's about $700 job...
You will need to compress the strut spring with a spring compressor. Be very careful as the spring will be under several hundred pounds of pressure. Remove the nuts on each and of the strut. Reverse the process to install the new strut.
Begin by compressing the strut spring with a spring compressor. Be very careful as the strut spring will be under hundreds of pounds of pressure. Remove the strut retaining bolts. Reverse the process to install your new strut.