problem installing new suspension

Brewster

Brewster

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rear shock bottom mount.

mkiiiowner said:
For the back strut, there is a cylinder like piece that can move in and out to accomodate different thickness of a variety of struts bottom mount. You can use a pry bar or the bolt and nut that you just took off and a big socket to push this cylinder flush with the inside wall. Once it's flushed, the bottom mount of the strut can actually have a couple of millimeters of clearance for you to mount. No need to grind it down unless yours is frozen and can not be pushed back. Checkout the pic. Sorry, cwapface for using your pic without your permission. Hope that helps.
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can anyone elaborate on how to get that cylinder piece to move? i tryed hitting it out with a hammer and screw driver... i guess it's seized. i can't get my angle grinder or dremel in there to cut it off either. it's in the way of the shock sliding into place. i don't really want to cut the bushing down on the shock either.

some ideas would be great.
 
bowsercake

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I'm not exactly sure what you're talking about. But I used a breaker bar (to pull) and a hammer (to hit) to get everything aligned properly. Also, sometimes it helps to have someone step on the rotor and maybe bounce on it to get the bolt to align properly. Just make sure not to over do it, you don't want to break anything.
 
Brewster

Brewster

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went and bought some pb blaster, soaked it, then used a hammer and 6" ratchet extension to hammer it out. finally got it...

pb blaster > wd40

rears are in, i'll do the fronts tomarrow.
 
crrider80

crrider80

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YO! you have that wack ass plastic end link too! WTF!?! Mine was cracked and broken. I thought the previous owner ghetto rigged it. I only had one tho... wierd.
-Steve
edit: as for your issue. If your're talking about getting the shock out of the steering knuckle. I suggest you wedge a pry bar or a flat head screw driver and pry it out. That worked for me.
 
crrider80

crrider80

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black87turbo said:
The front ones are a BEAAAACH. Good luck!
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Yeah, I suggest you take the upper ctrl arm off. It makes the job easier. The passenger's side is a tad harder because your windshield washer resivor will barely clear the arm bolt when you slide it out. GL!
-Steve
 
JASONA70

JASONA70

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if you can get your hands on an airgun from a shop or something it would make your life way easier. it will take that bolt right off. :rofl:
 
Brewster

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the little cylinder piece that slides in and out of the bottom shock mount that allows for different size shock bushings. it was seized and wouldn't allow me to slide my new shock in.

i actually snapped a wrench trying to break that fucking bottom shock bolt loose too, had to go buy another breaker bar. having the right tools makes shit so much easier...

and my rear shocks were so blown that i could compress them all the way and they took 3 minutes to rebound LOL!
 
Asterix

Asterix

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To move the spacer back out, just use a piece of 1/2" all-thread, two nuts, and two washers as a spreader. You can get tons of force with little wrench effort that way.

Don't cut it, and don't forget to put it back in or you'll break your spindle.

Asterix
 
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