I replaced the shocks on my 2011 F350 SC 6.7 4x4... I am able to get the nuts off of the steering stabilizer and the tire end seems to come off but the end under middle of truck wont' come loose....


is that threaded to the steering arm? no nut or hex at the top end of connection. why did rancho give me new threaded parts threaded at both ends?

 

It's a taper joint similar to a ball joint. I used a pickle fork on mine, but you can use a ball joint separator too. Some say tap on the stabilizer bearing at the attachment point with a hammer and it may come loose, but the pickle fork or ball joint separator will work fine.

 

so no unthreading??
just fork and hammer?? tip where nut goes is hex shaped but it would not budge


guess I gotta go over to advance and borrow the fork....


BTW the RANCHO 9000 shocks are great... and that's at position 5 gonna reset them to #1 and see what that's like

 

That's how my 2011 6.2 was. I can't see that yours would be any different. Though I could be wrong.

 

Borrow a tie rod press tool if you don't want to change the joint because you tore the boot with the pickle fork...

Brian

 

finally got the stabilizer done today pickle forks and a BIG hammer with WD40..


new one went right on