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Join Date: Jun 1999
Location: Chicago, IL, USA
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![]() Ok...So in my hatchback there are those little circle cutouts that can be removed to get to the top bolt with my ratchet. But when i turn the nut i think the whole rod is turning with it. How do i get this nut off easily so that i can remove the shocks withouht taking apark the interior.
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Red 1993 Gt- 3.55 gears,flowmasters,BBK Shortie Headers, BBK Hi-Flow H-Pipe, BBK cold air induction w/K&N, Pro 5.0 shifer,UPR Adjustable cable and quad, 130 amp alt., underdrives,65mm T-body,MegaBite Jr. Lowers and Heavy Duty HPM uppers, Koni Yellow struts & Shocks, FMS 'B' Springs, Aluminum Driveshaft, MSD 6AL and blaster tfi coil, sony cd player and changer, kicker component speakers, Kenwood Excelon amp, 2 12" subs in the hatch,Cobra R Rims and Nitto NT555 all around, timing bumped to 13 deg., ADS Superchip, and mobil 1 oil lubing the 302. |
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Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: New Mexico
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![]() A friend and I just did my rear shocks 2 weeks ago. He held onto the rod while I hit the top nut with the air tools. If you don;t have any air tools, see if you can get somebody to hold the rod, or even try turning it the opposite way while you try to loosen the nut. Hope this helps some. BTW, if you don't plan on using the stock shocks again, get a set of vice grips and have somebody hold it with that.
Chris
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Join Date: Jun 1999
Location: Chicago, IL, USA
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![]() how do i hold the rod with anything when the socket covers the whole thing???
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Red 1993 Gt- 3.55 gears,flowmasters,BBK Shortie Headers, BBK Hi-Flow H-Pipe, BBK cold air induction w/K&N, Pro 5.0 shifer,UPR Adjustable cable and quad, 130 amp alt., underdrives,65mm T-body,MegaBite Jr. Lowers and Heavy Duty HPM uppers, Koni Yellow struts & Shocks, FMS 'B' Springs, Aluminum Driveshaft, MSD 6AL and blaster tfi coil, sony cd player and changer, kicker component speakers, Kenwood Excelon amp, 2 12" subs in the hatch,Cobra R Rims and Nitto NT555 all around, timing bumped to 13 deg., ADS Superchip, and mobil 1 oil lubing the 302. |
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Join Date: Mar 1999
Location: Amarillo, Texas, USA
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![]() Have a freind hold onto the bottom side of the rod, under the fenderwell.
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1986 four-eyed LX coupe, 358 Cleveland, Tremec TKO600/centerforce clutch, dish cut Probe forged pistons, comp cams hyd.roller cam, .579/.588@224/230, Edel.performer, 670 holley street avenger, CPR custom built long tubes, ported and polished 4bbl heads, manley valves, beehive springs, MSD peo-billet dist/MSD6AL, fluidamper, 5 lug conv. with 17x8 bullits there's more but it's still not finished yet. Oh, and the oldest boy is turning his 89 GT into a FFR cobra this next summer. |
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Join Date: Feb 1999
Location: DFW
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![]() Hold on to the top of the shock with vice grips while you use a "wrench" instead of a socket. Much easier if you are by yourself.
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motors done......woohooo
Join Date: Mar 2002
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![]() AIR TOOLS, it'll zip it right off
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Join Date: Jun 1999
Location: Chicago, IL, USA
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![]() A wrench will never fit in the hole..and i dont want to take apart the whole interior. I got them off using some channel locks and a socket today though. I really wished on of my lazy friends would help me!! I am puting in new upper and lower control arms, springs, struts, shocks, and an aluminium driveshaft this winter. So far all i have in is the driveshaft, the rest of my time has been spent removing old parts. There is still a couple left to go! Anyone in chicago looking for a partner???
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Red 1993 Gt- 3.55 gears,flowmasters,BBK Shortie Headers, BBK Hi-Flow H-Pipe, BBK cold air induction w/K&N, Pro 5.0 shifer,UPR Adjustable cable and quad, 130 amp alt., underdrives,65mm T-body,MegaBite Jr. Lowers and Heavy Duty HPM uppers, Koni Yellow struts & Shocks, FMS 'B' Springs, Aluminum Driveshaft, MSD 6AL and blaster tfi coil, sony cd player and changer, kicker component speakers, Kenwood Excelon amp, 2 12" subs in the hatch,Cobra R Rims and Nitto NT555 all around, timing bumped to 13 deg., ADS Superchip, and mobil 1 oil lubing the 302. |
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motors done......woohooo
Join Date: Mar 2002
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![]() where at in chicago are you at?
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Join Date: Jun 1999
Location: Chicago, IL, USA
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![]() Well I actually live in the Niles area...but i dont have a garage so I keep the stang in the city new Grand & Ogden at my mothers place.
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Red 1993 Gt- 3.55 gears,flowmasters,BBK Shortie Headers, BBK Hi-Flow H-Pipe, BBK cold air induction w/K&N, Pro 5.0 shifer,UPR Adjustable cable and quad, 130 amp alt., underdrives,65mm T-body,MegaBite Jr. Lowers and Heavy Duty HPM uppers, Koni Yellow struts & Shocks, FMS 'B' Springs, Aluminum Driveshaft, MSD 6AL and blaster tfi coil, sony cd player and changer, kicker component speakers, Kenwood Excelon amp, 2 12" subs in the hatch,Cobra R Rims and Nitto NT555 all around, timing bumped to 13 deg., ADS Superchip, and mobil 1 oil lubing the 302. |
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