Murphy strikes again!
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Murphy strikes again!
Well, Murphy's law has struck again! Almost done replacing all my shocks and front coil springs, when wouldn't you know it, when I started to remove the bottom nut from the shock mount, it broke.
Since I dont have any way to heat it to remove it I had to cut off the mount and drill it out. I could not get the mount to come free from the frame, with a easy-out, or a pipe wrench. It is really in there. Has anyone had this problem? 1993 ford ranger 2wd.
Since I dont have any way to heat it to remove it I had to cut off the mount and drill it out. I could not get the mount to come free from the frame, with a easy-out, or a pipe wrench. It is really in there. Has anyone had this problem? 1993 ford ranger 2wd.
Last edited by 4x4 ford; Aug 7, 2004 at 07:20 PM.
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Had the same thing happen on my 93. That stud is welded into the radius arm. I drilled it out and filed everything smooth. I replaced the stud with a grade 8 bolt with a jam nut (thin nut half as tall as a reg hex nut) with some loctite. I then used a nylock nut on the outside of the shock. I don't remember if I had to use any washers to space the shock right.
