Gas shocks need to be bled. Undo the straps and in an upright position pump
the shocks several times to get air out of the shock that may have
accumulated while in the box. I installed gas shocks on my Miata (Konis) and
Integra (Tokico) and each manufacturer said to bleed the shocks before
installation.
They shouldn't be that hard to compress - mine weren't.
BTW, use a nylock nut as there is rubber on the shock mounts to which the
nut compresses. A spring washer is NG.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Totah" <dstotah@hotmail.com>
To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 1:01 PM
Subject: Shock Installation questions...help needed
> Last night I printed the installation pages from the 311s.org site on how
to
> install front and rear shocks. While it seemed easy enough, I quickly
found
> out that it was in for a long night of work. I spent 3 hours getting the
> lock nut off the fram bolt at the upper fastening of the old shock.
> I placed the new shock on the upper bolt, but an thinking of replacing the
> lock nut with a regular nut and a lock washer. Any reasons I shouldn't do
> this.
>
> Secondly, The new shock is already compressed. I am planning on securing
> the upper part first and then cutting the compressing strap that is over
the
> entire shock. How hard is it going to be to compress this new high
pressure
> KYB gas shock to the point that I can place it in the old suspension hole
> and then secure the shock?
> Any tips on compressing the shock? I think someone mentioned that they
> wrapped the shock with duct tape to keep it compressed.
>
> If anyone has a couple free evenings to help me out this week, I will
bring
> out the Bar-B-Q grill, season a couple of steaks/burgers/you name it, and
I
> will cook it.
>
> I would appreciate any tips or hints.
>
> Thanks,
> Dave
> 69' SRL311
>
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