
(8) Remove the clevis from the shock absorber by
carefully tapping it off the shock absorber using a
soft (brass) drift.
(9) Remove the 4 bolts (Fig. 16) attaching the
upper control arm/shock absorber mounting bracket
to the shock tower of the vehicle.
(10) Remove the shock absorber and upper control
arm mounting bracket as an assembly from the vehi-
cle.
CAUTION:
Do not clamp the shock absorber in a
vise by the body of the shock absorber. The clevis
bracket must be reinstalled on the shock absorber
clamped in the vise using the clevis bracket.
(11) Install clevis bracket back on shock absorber
and tighten pinch bolt. Then using the clevis bracket,
clamp the shock absorber assembly in vise, with
shock absorber in a vertical position (Fig. 17).
WARNING:
DO NOT REMOVE SHOCK ABSORBER
ROD
NUT,
BEFORE
SHOCK
ABSORBER
COIL
SPRING
IS
COMPRESSED,
REMOVING
SPRING
TENSION FROM UPPER CONTROL ARM/SHOCK
ABSORBER MOUNTING BRACKET.
WARNING:
WHEN COMPRESSING COIL SPRING
FOR REMOVAL FROM SHOCK ABSORBER, THE
FIRST FULL TOP AND BOTTOM COIL OF THE COIL
SPRING MUST BE CAPTURED BY THE JAWS OF
THE COIL SPRING COMPRESSOR.
(12) Compress shock absorber coil spring, using
Professional Services Equipment Spring Compressor,
GP-2020-C3.5 fitted with the GP-C42 top spring shoe
and the GP-A20 bottom spring shoe (Fig. 18).
(13) Hold the rod of the shock absorber from rotat-
ing using Shock Absorber Socket, Snap-On A136 or
an equivalent (Fig. 19). Then remove the shock
absorber shaft nut.
(14) Remove the washer (Fig. 20) from shock
absorber rod.
Fig. 15 Clevis To Lower Control Arm Attaching
TIE ROD END
LOWER
CONTROL
ARM
SHOCK ABSORBER
CLEVIS
THRU-BOLT
Fig. 16 Shock Absorber Attachment To Shock Tower
COVER
SHOCK TOWER
SHOCK
ABSORBER/UPPER
CONTROL ARM MOUNTING
BRACKET BOLTS
Fig. 17 Shock Absorber Correctly Mounted In Vise
SHOCK
ABSORBER
ASSEMBLY
VISE
SHOCK
ABSORBER
CLEVIS
Fig. 18 Compressing Shock Absorber Coil Spring
SPECIAL
TOOL
GP-2020–C3.5
GP C42 TOP SPRING SHOE
GP A20
BOTTOM
SPRING
SHOE
2 - 14
SUSPENSION
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