Fr Damper Removal Technique?
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Fr Damper Removal Technique?
Going to be pulling out the stock suspension tonight for the Koni 2812 replacement. Heard from some other people that they had trouble getting the front dampers out (spring base catches on the upper a-arm) so I thought I check and see if anyone has some front damper removal tips from having been there and done that.
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Originally Posted by jlucas,Apr 28 2005, 05:57 PM
What about knock the stock perches off the stock shocks? I assume I can just use a bearing press to seperate them?
The press fit is very light, but you do need to give it some good whacks with a hammer to start it toward coming off. Its probably faster than rigging something up on a press.
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Whack the perches with a dead-blow while they are upside down. Just put the top of the stock shock on a 2x4 block on thfloor. They come off easy. Unbolting the upper a-arms from the chassis and swinging it up and over the shock is the right answer. You will need to drill out the hats. The koni shaft is too wide to fit through the stock bushing hole. I used a 10mm drill and that same block of wood when I did mine. Obviously a drill press and a vise is the ideal but you use what you've got
Disconnect the sway bars from the knuckles first! Yes both sides. Unless you do you'll have a bitch of a time getting the rear shocks on and off (in compression all the time).
Disconnect the sway bars from the knuckles first! Yes both sides. Unless you do you'll have a bitch of a time getting the rear shocks on and off (in compression all the time).
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