Shocks being redone
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Shocks being redone
well just got my truck inspected and as expected the shocks need replacing. so $260 later im now in the process of taking the old ones off....... now for a better look at my problem... these shocks have never been changed on the truck and its a 2006 F250 Super-cab short box 5.4l v8 and it has 230000 kms on it. this i got the truck at 123000kms and haven't had a chance to change them out yet
so now that you have heard the history of these old shocks on the truck, getting them off is going to be a challenge haha just tried to see if i could get one bolt loose on the front shock and well i might as well have tried pushing the truck while the park brake was on..... those bolts are going to be fun..... if there are any suggestions that could make life a little easier that would be great
i got Monroe magnums, was told they were very good.
thanks for reading this and your advice.
should i take pics before and after??
so now that you have heard the history of these old shocks on the truck, getting them off is going to be a challenge haha just tried to see if i could get one bolt loose on the front shock and well i might as well have tried pushing the truck while the park brake was on..... those bolts are going to be fun..... if there are any suggestions that could make life a little easier that would be great
i got Monroe magnums, was told they were very good. thanks for reading this and your advice.
should i take pics before and after??
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well just got my truck inspected and as expected the shocks need replacing. so $260 later im now in the process of taking the old ones off....... now for a better look at my problem... these shocks have never been changed on the truck and its a 2006 F250 Super-cab short box 5.4l v8 and it has 230000 kms on it. this i got the truck at 123000kms and haven't had a chance to change them out yet
so now that you have heard the history of these old shocks on the truck, getting them off is going to be a challenge haha just tried to see if i could get one bolt loose on the front shock and well i might as well have tried pushing the truck while the park brake was on..... those bolts are going to be fun..... if there are any suggestions that could make life a little easier that would be great i got Monroe magnums, was told they were very good.
thanks for reading this and your advice.
should i take pics before and after??
so now that you have heard the history of these old shocks on the truck, getting them off is going to be a challenge haha just tried to see if i could get one bolt loose on the front shock and well i might as well have tried pushing the truck while the park brake was on..... those bolts are going to be fun..... if there are any suggestions that could make life a little easier that would be great
i got Monroe magnums, was told they were very good. thanks for reading this and your advice.
should i take pics before and after??
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No not on mine. However, was replacing rear shocks on my dad's colorado and one of the top bolts was frozen and the clip snapped so with the truck apart already, we were running around looking for replacements on a sat afternoon.
Now the rear shock bolts on the ford are much more stout, so may not be an issue. Just giving my advice if the bolts are that crusty and potentially seized.
That said, I would probably just go to the dealer or some ford parts online website to get replacements.
Now the rear shock bolts on the ford are much more stout, so may not be an issue. Just giving my advice if the bolts are that crusty and potentially seized.
That said, I would probably just go to the dealer or some ford parts online website to get replacements.
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Removing the spare helps w/ the rear shocks - better access and visibility. Last time I did my rear shocks the lower bolts siezed to the metal tube in the shock bushing. Had to use a lrg punch to pop them out.
I put a little bit of white lithium or silicon grease on the new shock bushings - makes them easier to get off next time. My originals were stuck to the mounts - used the grease trick on the 1st replacement set & these came off easily - running Monroe Magnums now. Last time it was motorcraft. Like the Monroe's better
I put a little bit of white lithium or silicon grease on the new shock bushings - makes them easier to get off next time. My originals were stuck to the mounts - used the grease trick on the 1st replacement set & these came off easily - running Monroe Magnums now. Last time it was motorcraft. Like the Monroe's better
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No matter what the question is, heat is the answer. Using a cutting torch and a piece of bent sheetmetal as a heat shield around the bolt to prevent heat getting anywhere else, apply a little heat to the nut which then expands and then the siezed bolt/nut comes right off. If it doesnt come off the first try, try again, believe me, there is nothing better or easier, and the bolts are saved.
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Worst case scenario, you could use a nut splitter then get a new nut. I've had to do that before on things other than shocks. The shocks on my 78 were really rusted on and I could barely get to the nut/bolt to take it off, so I sawzalled the shock off, then took out the bolts.