shock removal q's

[94Five0]

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..

 

[chaos254]

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.

 

[95Cobra302]

If I remember correctly, from the factory they are torqued to about 130-140 ft. lbs. So you better have an impact like he said.

 

[slytherin]

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.

 

[Nagash01WS6]

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.

 

[slytherin]

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.

 

[VibrantRedGT]

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.

 

[89 blue lx]

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