One way to help get the rear shocks out/in
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One way to help get the rear shocks out/in
I've had the rear shocks out of my car a few times now tracing down a little bit of a clunking noise since I installed the konis. I've had trouble pushing the rear arms down when installing or removing the lower bolt. I don't know if all S2000s are this way, but it took all my weight (and then some) to push the arms down enough that the bolt would line up. (Virtually impossible to do alone.) Well I thought of a pretty novel way to do it, which actually ended up working really well and took only an extra minute to set up.
The rear of the car is supported on jack stands on the rear side jacking points, and the jack is lightly pushing up on the rear center jacking point. The pictures explain the rest.
After putting some tension in the straps, the shocks came out and went in very easily.
The rear of the car is supported on jack stands on the rear side jacking points, and the jack is lightly pushing up on the rear center jacking point. The pictures explain the rest.
After putting some tension in the straps, the shocks came out and went in very easily.
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ooo, good to know! thanks...I managed to get out my rear strut out once by myself, don't ask me how as it took me FOREVER...and I'm only a 130lb guy...so ya, I forget, needless to say I didn't do the other one. As I wasn't replacing the suspension but trying to get the halfshafts out rather.
Again, thanks for the tip...looks like it'll work great!
Again, thanks for the tip...looks like it'll work great!
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Originally Posted by boyguan,Nov 21 2005, 12:21 AM
i recommend taking the rear sway bar bolt out as it made this a easy install on my own
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Originally Posted by CrazyPhuD,Nov 21 2005, 04:36 AM
damn I had no trouble getting my KW's out at all. Just came out no weight applied.
Are the KW's stock length?
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Originally Posted by Argetni,Nov 21 2005, 03:37 AM
spa-zz, did you find the source of the clunk?
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Originally Posted by spa-zz,Nov 21 2005, 05:28 AM
...Sounds like something is loose. But I have emptied my trunk entirely...
BTW, I once had my stock spring/shock out and back in the car all by myself and I'm only 120lb. Can't remember exactly what I did. Something like sitting on a pry bar wedged somewhere on the suspension. It's doable but your method seems much neater.