[DeTomaso] [resend] Shock removal

[Will Kooiman]

There's probably some tension on the shock, but I don't remember needing to
remove the tension by jacking up on the lower a-arm.  Once the bolts are
removed, you should be able to pry the shock mounts out.

Once they're out of the mount, they snake out pretty easily.

You should disconnect the sway bar.

Changing the bushings is a non-fun dirty job.  The biggest pain is removing
the old ones.  The new bushings go in pretty easy.  If I were to do it all
over again, I'd do the a-arm exchange program.  I think the Byers were
advertising that a while back, but I bet Quella would do it too.  I don't
know about the other vendors.

I did mine myself.  I had the a-arms cleaned at a machine shop and painted
them.  I used Quella's hard poly bushings.  I like 'em a lot.  Pantera East
is supposed to have good bushings too.  I wouldn't even consider putting
stock rubber bushings back in - but that's just me.

Will.

-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
Behalf Of Asa Jay Laughton
Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2007 11:08 AM
To: deTomaso at realbig.com
Subject: [DeTomaso] [resend] Shock removal

If I wish to remove the front shocks, do I need a spring compressor to
do it?  Or will I have enough room if the suspension simply hangs?

Currently, with the front end in the air and the wheels removed, I can't
get any movement.  There is enough tension on the components that I
can't budge anything.  I know, I should probably keep the wheel on and
the weight of the car on the wheel, but then I can't really see
anything.  Maybe I'll go out and buy a set of ramps to put under it.

Anyway.  I don't believe the bushings or ball-joints have ever been
replaced.  I don't remember seeing anything like that in the receipts,
and everything looks really old.  What I can see of the rubber bushings
are very cracked which of course leads me to believe I should replace
them regardless if they are really bad.  <sigh>  I really didn't want to
get this deep until next year.  But darn it, I wanted to drive it this
summer and I'm already several weeks behind due to the steering column.
. . . And I've only got two weeks off from school.

Asa Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired

& Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA

1973 Pantera L 5533
[ASASCAT]

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