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98 F150 5.4L E40D/4R100
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I know I ended busting both the rear shocks off. I can't recall how I did it, I'm thinking I had to turn the nuts in the opposite direction. Maybe I pried against the wrench ? I didn't cut them though, I'm talking the stock shocks. That was over a decade ago. I'm getting some flashbacks as I type. Jeezz, I just had a flash, -lots of Red and Pain...must of racked my knuckles on the job I expect.
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Yeah Brew, those are a real SOB to change out. Worse part is the dirt and mud that gets thrown up there, and sits, hardens and rusts the threads. It makes it for some serious, short distance wrenching. Not fun.
On a brighter note though. My buddy was standing there "watching" or should I say "supervising", and finally came up with a good idea. We took the shocks, and cut the rods off both. We then cut the rods down to different lengths. We made drift punches out of the rods. Those damn things can take one hell of a pounding. You get about 3 different ones for each shock rod. Not a bad idea to do with the scrap shocks.
On a brighter note though. My buddy was standing there "watching" or should I say "supervising", and finally came up with a good idea. We took the shocks, and cut the rods off both. We then cut the rods down to different lengths. We made drift punches out of the rods. Those damn things can take one hell of a pounding. You get about 3 different ones for each shock rod. Not a bad idea to do with the scrap shocks.
98 F150 5.4L E40D/4R100
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From: MI
Yeah Brew, those are a real SOB to change out. Worse part is the dirt and mud that gets thrown up there, and sits, hardens and rusts the threads. It makes it for some serious, short distance wrenching. Not fun.
On a brighter note though. My buddy was standing there "watching" or should I say "supervising", and finally came up with a good idea. We took the shocks, and cut the rods off both. We then cut the rods down to different lengths. We made drift punches out of the rods. Those damn things can take one hell of a pounding. You get about 3 different ones for each shock rod. Not a bad idea to do with the scrap shocks.
On a brighter note though. My buddy was standing there "watching" or should I say "supervising", and finally came up with a good idea. We took the shocks, and cut the rods off both. We then cut the rods down to different lengths. We made drift punches out of the rods. Those damn things can take one hell of a pounding. You get about 3 different ones for each shock rod. Not a bad idea to do with the scrap shocks.
That supervising position reminds of my dad who would ask for help on occasion and take that supervising chair once you got there lol.
I still have my old Bilstien front shocks if you need a set. They have about 40,000 miles on them though. But, there's nothing wrong with them.
98 F150 5.4L E40D/4R100
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From: MI
98 F150 5.4L E40D/4R100
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 28,519
Likes: 7,630
From: MI