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Originally Posted by 5thToy
Yeah, I did the aluminum housing swap.
I subscribe to the Car Care Nut's channel and saw that video.
It did occur to me that bending tabs for the swap was a bit hokey. Haven't had any problems yet after three changes.
One thing he did prompt me to consider are potential differences in spring rates. I was focused on the tube swap and can't say I paid any attention to which spring I ended up re-installing.
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Bending the tabs is no different then a cotter pin or lockwasher tab. You bend it into place to lock, you bend it out of place to unlock. Obviously repeated bending will eventually cause a fatigue failure, but this is a one time go.
If you look closely, the tube bottom flange has a raised spot. You are bending the tabs so that you can remove the tube. On installation you would push the tabs back into place.
