Front shock replacement tips?
I've done the search but can't find anything concrete to my problem. I hate to have a second open thread but while I'm going my brakes I figured I'd replace the front shocks. It's a 1990 Triple E...
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Dale.Traveling wrote:
I'm going to guess you have yourself a set of gas charged shocks. The gas will extend them slowly once you cut the strap. Without the strap they would need a bigger box. The strap costs less than the box. Holding them in your hand they are not that hard to collapse but under the coach the angles are not good for leverage. 2 x 4 should work without much of a problem. I used a floor jack. Easy job on my rig.
You could also install them still strapped. Bolt the top in place, cut the strap. Once the low whole lines up quickly slip the bolt in place. Or have a bottle or scissor jack in place as a landing pad as the shock extends.
Excellent, thanks. I wondered how quickly they would extend. Yes, they're Monroe gas charged shocks. Some info I read implied it was impossible to compress by hand. I really couldn't imagine they would be, but I've never installed a shock this size before.
Now just to pick the appropriate tools to make this easier. I took a stab at it this afternoon but a regular 1 1/8th wrench wasn't enough to cut it. Time to buy a new breaker bar I think. :)
