AnswerID: 6418 Submitted: Friday, Sep 06, 2002 at 00:00
CLIVEB
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FITTING IS RELATIVELY EASY.BE SURE TO USE SAFETY STANDS AND BE AWARE OF THE STORED ENERGY IN THE COMPRESSED SPRINGS.VEHICLE WHEELS MUST BE SECURELY CHOCKED.REMOVE THE ANTI SWAY BAR BOLTS AND THE LOWER SHOCKERS.THEN YOU NEED TWO JACKS,ONE TO RAISE THE BODY AND THE OTHER THE AXLE. REMOVE THE WHEEL LEAVING THE JACK UNDER THE AXLE.JACK UP THE BODY UNTIL THE SPRING IS ALMOST FULLY EXTENDED,THEN LOWER THE AXLE JACK UNTIL THE SPRING CAN BE REMOVED,TAKE GREAT CARE NOT TO STRETCH THE BRAKE HOSE DURING THIS OPERATION.
REFIT THE NEW SPRING AND REVERSE THE ABOVE METHOD.
THE FRONT SPRINGS ARE HARDER TO FIT WITHOUT DAMAGING THE BRAKE HOSES,USUALLY REQUIRING THE RADIUS ARMS TO PUSHED DOWNWARDS. A SPRING COMPRESSOR ALLOWS THIS OPERATION TO BE PERFORMED EASILY (YOU CAN PERHAPS HIRE THIS EQUIP OR PURCHASE FROM ACCESS
SHOP) TAKE CARE AND GOOD LUCK.
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