broken shock mount
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broken shock mount
Well, I just pulled out my rear end because it was shot and I'm putting a junk yard rear in (the old one has 265,000 the new one has 70,000) it costs $300 for the rear. When I pulled it out, the drivers side rear upper shock mount was rusted off. I was wondering how the mount is held on (riviets? welded?) and how hard it will be to put a new one on. I think I will be taking the bed off the clean up the frame and make the installation of the rear eaiser so i will have better access to the shock also. Thanks in advance.
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Originally Posted by '88_F-150
Well, I just pulled out my rear end because it was shot and I'm putting a junk yard rear in (the old one has 265,000 the new one has 70,000) it costs $300 for the rear. When I pulled it out, the drivers side rear upper shock mount was rusted off. I was wondering how the mount is held on (riviets? welded?) and how hard it will be to put a new one on. I think I will be taking the bed off the clean up the frame and make the installation of the rear eaiser so i will have better access to the shock also. Thanks in advance.
Hopes this helps
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And angle grinder will also do a nice job of this, and I personally find it much easier to control as compared to a sawzall - if the blade of the saw bites the saw will get yanked around a bit, whereas the angle grinder will just kick a little. I use my angle grinder to remove rivits all the time - I just grind the heads off then hammer out the pins. Bang! Done.
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Well I got the rear today but I wont be able to work on the truck for awhile because its in my school auto shop and I'm on spring break but I will most likely use the angle grinder idea when I am able to work on it. Thanks for the advice.
