How Does This Thing Come Apart???

[swathdiver]

I didn't have to do that. I was able to hold the end of the shaft and use an open end wrench to run the nut down.

Ok, I'll watch for that. On the old one, the nut was too far down to get a wrench in there.

Leather works better than rubber!

You are right and we keep a scrap of leather near the big vise. Well, it was near, where is it now... LOL

 

[Fless]

Use a piece of the old chamois that you used to use to dry off the truck!

 

[89Suburban]

Isn't the end of the shaft hex shaped to get a wrench to hold it still?

 

[swathdiver]

Isn't the end of the shaft hex shaped to get a wrench to hold it still?

Ohh yeah... Boy, common sense has left the building (my brain)!

Use a piece of the old chamois that you used to use to dry off the truck!

Oh no! If I did that, my kids would start doing that as well and they would wipe down the truck with a chamois that was used to hold a part in the vise that they ground down for some reason or another! Would be just my luck!

 

[Fless]

Oh no! If I did that, my kids would start doing that as well and they would wipe down the truck with a chamois that was used to hold a part in the vise that they ground down for some reason or another! Would be just my luck!

That's why we cut them up and never use them again for drying.... LOL

 

[swathdiver]

While assembling the second strut, I had not realized that the bump stop kinda snaps in place inside the shock mount. I had not done this on the first mount. So I tried to take it apart and no joy, that strut screw was just spinning. Cannot use vise grips between the springs because of the new insulator, the nut is far enough down inside the mount to not allow the use of a wrench so the shaft could be secured. So hopefully it falls into place when the first "bump" is encountered. I also could not torque them to spec, but did get them to screw down to where they stopped moving when I tested it out before assembly. Glad that is over.

 

[iamdub]

At my last reply, I wasn't clear on what you were questioning. But it looks like you have it figured out now.

Also, I've read that if the struts are electronic, you can't let the rod spin or it can (or will?) damage the electronics on the inside.

 

[swathdiver]

At my last reply, I wasn't clear on what you were questioning. But it looks like you have it figured out now.

Also, I've read that if the struts are electronic, you can't let the rod spin or it can (or will?) damage the electronics on the inside.

Dumb shocks on this old truck.