jus picked up some illumina 5-ways from a good buddy an am anxious to put em on.. is there any secret to gettin them off?..i've got a basic craftsman set, wheel stands, an a floor jack..would prefer to not screw up anything..
just did the shocks/struts in my 95 last week. The shocks are extremely easy, its just 2 bolts. One bolt is in the trunk and one underneath the car. You don't even need to jack the car up. The struts are more involved. I was doing the brakes as well so I just removed the rotors and could reach the 2 bolts pretty easily. Make sure you have a jack under the control arm before you take these 2 bolts out! Your gonna need a impact gun for the strut bolt but the other 3 bolts in the strut tower come out easy. It was my first time doing shocks/struts and it didn't take that long at all.
It's relatively easy have an impact gun or 1/2 in drive ratchet and a breaker bar. A can of PB blaster or wd-40 would help too presoak all of the bolts the front strut bolts and nuts are big like a 22mm and 24mm socket will be needed to get them off.
It's relatively easy have an impact gun or 1/2 in drive ratchet and a breaker bar. A can of PB blaster or wd-40 would help too presoak all of the bolts the front strut bolts and nuts are big like a 22mm and 24mm socket will be needed to get them off.
You MUST support the a arm before unbolting the strut. I soaked everything in WD40 first, im sure it loosed a few things up.
Remove your calipers first, two 15mm bolts on the back of the spindle, and the caliper / pads will slide right off, hang them with a wire from somewhere. Then slide your rotor off the hub. Take a 1/4in socket and remove the abs sensor, and then the bracket. Then have at the strut bolts.
If I remember correctly... it is a 22mm and a 24mm socket for the strut -> spindle bolts as slytherin said. Just get a breaker bar and it will come right off. Remember to support the a-arm though. That is a must, otherwise you could be injured by the spring flinging everything around.
Oh definetly have that a arm supported I did my kit with a 3ton floorjack and the car on stands when you go to let the a arms down do it real slow. I had a buddy of mine take a spring to the thigh bone and almost broke his leg it was bruised for a month and he could barely walk for a few weeks. I had to push down farther on my a arms to get the springs out, the pressure was gone but just not enough room to pull them out.
You will need an impact when removing the top strut bolt (15/16th) in the engine bay. Like mentioned remove the two 15mm caliper bolts. With the car on jack stands put the jack under the A arm. Jack it up a bit. Remove the top strut bolt in the engine bay. Now remove the lower strut bolts. That's about it really.
You will need an impact when removing the top strut bolt (15/16th) in the engine bay. Like mentioned remove the two 15mm caliper bolts. With the car on jack stands put the jack under the A arm. Jack it up a bit. Remove the top strut bolt in the engine bay. Now remove the lower strut bolts. That's about it really.
this is the way i did mine over the summer and i also did it along with new pads and rotors it was fairly simple esp cuz i did my lowering springs so i had knowledge on how to do it already