[DeTomaso] [resend] Shock removal

[Mike Thomas]

Asa Jay

Try loosening the mounting bolts for the upper and lower A arms to relieve
any possible binding there, then unbolt the sway bar to allow a little more
swing.  

When I removed my stock front coil-overs, I recall that once I had as much
extension in the suspension as I could get, I removed the nut and tapped out
the bolt at the top of the shock, which allowed it to extend up into the
pocket a little more, I was able to remove the lower bolt and with a pry bar
pull the bottom of the coil-over out of the pocket in the lower A arm.
Depending on how tightly bolted the lower had been, this can be a process
due to the combined clamping forces from the A arm and the lower ball joint.

Good luck
Mike Thomas


-----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 9:08 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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