I pulled a shock out and there's nothing holding it down. I tried pulling
on it and it started expanding. Also turned it some and it came out a
little. No metal band or anything.
These are just the rears - the fronts don't arrive for a few more days.
Should I attach the upper bolt, then pull the shock down to bolt in the
bottom?
Josh Stolarz wrote:
> Budget for some extra time, have a big breaker bar ready for the front,
> and some patience for the right rear..... Those shocks must be held my
> something to keep them compressed. My ES9000's had a metal wire to hold
> them compressed, and once I cut that, it was a job trying to compress them
> again to fit, especially the fronts.... Also, don't forget the
> locktite.....
>
> Josh
> http://www.stolarz.org/dakota
>
> "Andy Levy" <andylevy@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:3B8FD8C0.B296F196@yahoo.com...
>> My rear RS5000s arrived today and I'm a little anxious to get them
>> installed. Weather permitting, I'm doing it Monday. Some questions, as
>> I've never done this before:
>>
>> Do I need to fully relax the suspension?
>> The shocks shipped fully compressed - there's no metal band holding them
>> this way, they just are. Correct way to extend them?
>> Decided to keep the stock rubber bushings in there, I can't pull them
>> out w/o ruining them. Should I lube them somehow?
>> Any major gotchas I need to watch out for?
>>
>
>
>
-- -andy andylevy@yahoo.com Maintainer, DML FAQ - http://www.dakota-truck.net/faq/ http://home.twcny.rr.com/andylevy/dakota/ '99 CC 4x4 318 auto
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