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Removing Rear Shock on '87 Carrera
My Bentley says to remove the rear shocks with weight on the wheels, but this seems counterintuitive to me. Seems like you'd want to raise the car and remove the wheel to get to the bolt holding the shock on at the bottom. Which is the best way, and why? Thanks a lot,
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09-23-2009, 04:07 PM
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you want to raise the car, but don't let the wheel "hang" on the shock. With the car raised it's easier to work under there. Jack up the car, then when the wheel is off the ground raise the wheel a little to take pressure off of the bolt.
Your intuition is correct except for that there is a lot more pressure on that shock bolt when the wheel is off the ground. It's hanging from the shock with the torsion bar applying pressure. I just swapped my shocks on an 87 last winter. Last edited by tsiegwart; 09-23-2009 at 04:18 PM.. |
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09-23-2009, 04:16 PM
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You dont need to remove the wheel, you can get to it just fine from going in under the engine.
Lift up, place jackstands under the t-bar covers, use your floor jack to raise the control arm a hair taking up a bit of the weight off the suspension. Remove upper bolt, remove lower bolt. Remove shock. It's not gonna matter a whole lot, the shock itself is going to want to extend anyhow. One of the easiest replacements to do.
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i raise the car and use a 3/8 air ratchet and medium length 17 socket on the top nuts. the shock drops down, then you do the bottom bolts. reverse to reinstall, but stick a 3" length of hose on the top stud so it guides the shock through the top hole as you lower the car all the way down. pull off the hoses and cinch up the top nuts.
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Don, how many miles on them?
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Good info here.
My vote: If doing at home on the floor, lift the car, put a jack stand under the torsion tube, remove wheel. Then put a small bottle jack under the arm as it will be hanging by the shock and raise the arm up an inch or so. With the wheel off it is easer to feed the shock up into receiver through the wheel well. If the car is on the ground the shock will need to be compressed against the pressure in the shock which is not fun or easy if the suspention is compressed. When you tighten the top, note there is a metal sleeve that runs through the rubber mounts so you do tighten it all the say. I did not do this my first time and had to go back in which is a pain if you have a 3.2 with stock air box. Also, there is a place at the top of the shock for an open-end wrench to hold is as you put the lock nut on. The best. |
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09-24-2009, 08:01 AM
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