Front passenger shock replacement

randy

New member

• May 15, 2017

• #1

While replacing shocks, I discovered the joy of turning a 9/16" wrench in a 3 inch slot. Any pro tips for getting proper torque in this tight space? (See attached)




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chipper

Member

• May 15, 2017

• #2

I don't have any pics with me but I used a pair of nips and cut some of the plastic to get to the nut better.


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triphop631

New member

• May 17, 2017

• #3

Flex-Head Combination Wrench did wonders for me.

 

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RockyMtnAnvil

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• May 17, 2017

• #4

chipper said:

I don't have any pics with me but I used a pair of nips and cut some of the plastic to get to the nut better.


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Used a Dremel and accomplished the same... some shock stems will be too long to fit without cutting a bit anyway. I also find that cussing like a sailor and cursing the cynical Chrysler engineers typically helps.

 

catahoula

Caught the Bug

• May 17, 2017

• #5

It's weird some have problems doing this. I managed with fat fingers

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2nd.gunman

Caught the Bug

• May 17, 2017

• #6

Mines a bit different being RHD but I had a similar problem on the left side. Just trim the plastic with a hammer and chisel


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chipper

Member

• May 17, 2017

• #7

^^^ same here with the cussing , that always helps. And I'm pretty proud of myself if I only bleed once.


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zimm

Caught the Bug

• May 17, 2017

• #8

I got it by hand with the fox shocks. With the King shocks, the washer and bushings were so huge, I had to get the dremel out with a roto-zip bit and cut all that plastic away.

 

scull20

New member

• May 18, 2017

• #9

triphop631 said:

Flex-Head Combination Wrench did wonders for me.

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This here...along with some busted knuckles and four letter words.

 

DeJkUnlimited

Caught the Bug

• May 18, 2017

• #10

I wound up trimming the plastic also after 15-20 minutes of fighting with it.....I was installing Rancho 9000s