Im trying to isntall new shocks right now but on the front I cannot get the **** to fall. I unbolted the engine bay bolts and i finaly got one peice off but now it wont go back in and the shock itsself still hasnt fallen. Here are some pictures please help I need to get this fixed.

This i pulled off and i cant get it back in the holes.


I unbolted these bolts and the other bolt second picture and i still cant get it down!!!



And finaly jsut another pic!



I cant figure out how to get that back up I cant figure out how to get the shock down because its really damn hard. Please help ASAP.

I jsut want to get it back to normal ill get my shocks installed by a professional next time this is way hard.

Thanx

 

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fixed someone please help

 

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did you take out the lower bolt to the lower control arm, I can't tell by the picture, its the one at the bottom of the fork. That should make it all fall right out. Looks like you will need to do an alignment now also, because you remove the upper control arm bolts, those can usually stay in when changing the shocks.

 

its the one at the bottom of the third pic, under the axle.

 

Just get a hammer or something and hammer the fork out and they it should just drop out. you make yourself confuse more by removing the control arm, it dont need to me taken out. and if you think the front is hard, dont even think about doing the rear because it 10x harder.

 

there are 2 bolths right?

u have to hold 1 side and then turn the other right?

 

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quote for truth

save the backs for someone with airtools, or if you're like me...just pull off the lca's with the shocks and but ITR lca's/shocks

 

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u have to hold 1 side and then turn the other right?

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That is correct

 

damn this is to much work im jsut ganna wait until auto next week

 

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OWNED by shocks

 

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hehe, airtools man, airtools

Those things should be off by now, are they rusted or anything. Try some of that penetrating oil.

 

first of all you need to take off ur brake line from ur STOCK shocks....but yah...u shouldn't have a problem takin out the shock...if your fork is gettin stuck...on ur axle....kick down ur axle...to force it out...

 

finally finished the shock instlal it only took hours when it shouldve been a 2 hour job at most.

 

Come on this should be easy stuff. Buy a repair manual next time so you'll know what you're doing.

For future reference here's what I do:

Remove brake line bolt on shock
Remove fork pinch bolt
Remove lower fork bolt from LCA
Slide fork off of shock and set aside
Loosen top 2 shock bolts
Hold shock with one hand under fender and remove top 2 nuts, then lower assembly out of the fenderwell.

That's it.