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Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 1:20 am 
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how to undo front shocks with out killing yourself

(what you need)
AIR Rattle Gun

(what to do)
Keep your NUTS OUT OF THE WAY
and your fingers

Heres a small vid

http://s60.photobucket.com/albums/h38/e ... hockss.flv

 

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Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 1:45 am 
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what happens if u don't have a air rattle gun? can i do it by hand but with spring compressors?

 

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Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 1:51 am 
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yeah but only with a ratchet as you need to stop the nut from fly off and taking out your eye
(btw where safty glasses) it will give you a shock the first 1 you do so just (BE CAREFULL)
make sure you undo it really fast and (BE CAREFULL)

 

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Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 1:55 am 
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yeah but only with a ratchet as you need to stop the nut from fly off and taking out your eye
(btw where safty glasses) it will give you a shock the first 1 you do so just (BE CAREFULL)
make sure you undo it really fast and (BE CAREFULL)


what happens if i have a spring compressor? that means it won't fling and fly away? i would be using a ratchet. dw i have a pair of saftey goggles.......learnt my mistake from wrecking the EA.

 

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spring compressor just compress the spring down taking the presser off the top shocker bolt making it easyer to undo the bolt with no presser on it and nothing will or can fly off

spring compressors are only like $40 at super cheap

 

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f**k that! i was gonna do it myself but i like my eyes and balls.

 

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dude it you watch my vid

 

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Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 2:21 am 
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spring compressor just compress the spring down taking the presser off the top shocker bolt making it easyer to undo the bolt with no presser on it and nothing will or can fly off

spring compressors are only like $40 at super cheap


sweet might get myself some spring compressors. so if anyone in melbourne wants to borrow them u can borrow them IF i buy em.

phong =P~

 

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yeah but knowing my luck id do it exactly the way u do it in the vid and somehow wind up locked in my boot like till_lind ..

 

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NAfairlane... wrote:
yeah but knowing my luck id do it exactly the way u do it in the vid and somehow wind up locked in my boot like till_lind ..


rofl u had to bring that up didn't u *cries of laughter*

 

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hahah i cant beleive you didnt just go out an buy some spring compressors or even borrow them from someone, thats funny :)

 

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nar mate i'm your all time back yardder

 

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i just borrowed spring compressors lol.
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XHUTE0 changed the shockers in the front of his eb (xr6 suspension) and didn't need to compress the spring at all....they just fell out! 8-)

 

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NAfairlane... wrote:
yeah but knowing my luck id do it exactly the way u do it in the vid and somehow wind up locked in my boot like till_lind ..


lol, true

so ammending parts list:


how to remove springs -

rattle gun,
nut preotection,
boot release cable

 

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