JohnnyO
New member
Putting in new shocks this week. Got the fronts done today, parts store had to order the rears, be in Monday. Didn't see access panels in the floor. Do the rear upper shock bolts just thread into the frame, or what? Is a couple of socket extensions enough to reach them?
I sprayed the bolts with my homemade rust penetrant, a 50/50 mix of acetone and ATF that is supposed to be better than Liquid Wrench or PB Blaster. (I read it on the Internet so it must be true. :lol: )
Front install:
I got the fronts off by holding the upper shock body with a strap wrench and undoing the 9/16" bolt on the stem with my BIG socket wrench. Twisted one shock stem off in the bolt though as the shock body started to flatten. What the hell, it's off. Remove old shocks - 1 hour each. Install new shocks - 5 minutes. Someday I'll have to buy a torch.
From what I could tell on their website, the NAPA store brand shocks are really Monroe Sensa Tracs but for half the money. $24 each and AAA members get a 7% discount. Rock on. :beer:
I sprayed the bolts with my homemade rust penetrant, a 50/50 mix of acetone and ATF that is supposed to be better than Liquid Wrench or PB Blaster. (I read it on the Internet so it must be true. :lol: )
Front install:
I got the fronts off by holding the upper shock body with a strap wrench and undoing the 9/16" bolt on the stem with my BIG socket wrench. Twisted one shock stem off in the bolt though as the shock body started to flatten. What the hell, it's off. Remove old shocks - 1 hour each. Install new shocks - 5 minutes. Someday I'll have to buy a torch.
From what I could tell on their website, the NAPA store brand shocks are really Monroe Sensa Tracs but for half the money. $24 each and AAA members get a 7% discount. Rock on. :beer: