Ulix,
I stand by what I said "Place a jackstand so that the spring is
compressed" You can jack up the car in the center and then lower it onto
jackstands placed as close to the wheel as possible. If you use the jack
as close to the wheel as you can there will be no place to put the
jackstand and I know you would never work on a car supported by a
jack!!!. :-)
Regards,
Peter.
>Date: Wed, 3 Mar 1999 07:56:36 -0800 (PST)
>From: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
>To: Peter Samaroo <mrbugeye@hotmail.com>
>cc: DRDohm@aol.com, spridgets@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: shock question.
>
>If you do this, you have to place your jack as close to the outer end
of
>the A-arm as you can to compress the spring enough.
>Ulix
>
>
>On Wed, 3 Mar 1999, Peter Samaroo wrote:
>
>> Hi Don,
>> The best way is to take the shocks off. The rears come out
pretty
>> easily with no need to disassemble any part of the suspension just 2
>> bolts holding the shock on plus a nut on the link. For the fronts you
>> can place a jackstand under the A-arm so that the suspension is
>> compressed and then remove the top trunnion pinch bolt and through
bolt,
>> then the three bolts holding the shock to the car body. You do not
have
>> to disassemble any part of the lower front suspension. I think it's
>> pretty much impossible to do it properly on the car.
>> Regards,
>> Peter S.
>>
>>
>> >From: DRDohm@aol.com
>> >Date: Wed, 3 Mar 1999 04:11:43 EST
>> >To: spridgets@autox.team.net
>> >Subject: shock question.
>> >Reply-To: DRDohm@aol.com
>> >
>> >Listers,
>> >I need to replace the oil in both the front and rear shock absorbers
of
>> my '72
>> >midget. I understand what I'm supposed to do. What's the best way
for
>> going
>> >about it? I understand the last thing I want to do take the whole
>> suspension
>> >apart. So how do you go about getting the old oil out, and the new
oil
>> in?
>> >
>> >thanx in advance.
>> >Don
>> >'72 Midget (as yet, unnamed)
>> >
>>
>>
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