Fitting Rear Shockers On A Wagon

[boab type ra]

a wee how to guide not the best way but got the job done in 1hr 30 mins

locate and slacken the top 3 12mm nuts on top of shocker

juck up car and remove wheel

remove clip for brake pipe i use a screw driver and chap it from underneath with a hammer

remove 19mm nuts and bolts that secures shocker to hub clean threads and lube before atemting to slacken.

i had trouble romoving bolts so i just wound them off with the ratchet

romove 3 top nuts and shocker will drop down a tad take shocker and spring out

[thebigfelly]

is there pics of the new shocker going on boab. process in reverse lol

[boab type ra]

to remove spring there is a 19mm nut on the top mount that is tricky to get to i used a 19mm socket on the nut then used a 6mm allen key to through the centre of it and used stillsons to grip the nut and slacken it do not remove nut

if the springs r not lowering springs u will need spring clamps. i have lowering springs so all i needed to stand shocker on its end push down on top mount and remove nut

put spring on new shocker and put shocker on it end push down on top mount and put on nut then put on its side and tighten nut there is an arrow and outer on top mount this should point away from car in direction of the bolt holes at bottom of shocker

shocker is now ready to fit

Edited May 15, 2013 by boab type ra

[boab type ra]

is there pics of the new shocker going on boab. process in reverse lol

on way bud

[boab type ra]

put shocker back into place and rest shocker on the suspension arms. the hard part is to get the 3 bolts on the top mount thru the holes when u get them thru put on the 12mm nuts on just a tad to give u play to get the shocker bolts on

wrestle with the shocker to get bottom bolt hole lined up and put bolt thru and put the nut on finger tight

this a hard and dangerous part i used an axle stand under the brake drum part of the disc and lowered the jack and the hub will push in at the top and the top hole will line up nicely

jack car back up and tighten bolts and tighten top mount bolts

refit brake pipe, use wire brush and clean the pipe as its shaped to fit the bracket on the shocker, but the pipe in the bracket and push in clip

refit wheel job done

[thebigfelly]

nice write up and pictorals boab. good to see and will be helpful to some

[boab type ra]

nice write up and pictorals boab. good to see and will be helpful to some

thanks bud thought i might give it a try help others in the club

[g1983]

Excellent

[fai17]

Brilliant

[mctwistuk]

Great wee how to. Would be worth getting put into true grip.

Chris

[arch]

Using a decent rattle gun to get the top mounts off is the easy way, assuming you have one.