Changing Rear Shocks

Post by **Cruz** » 21 Jan 2006, 14:17

Is changing the rear shocks as easy as it looks?

Looks to me like it's just a case of unbolting the old and bolting new ones on?

I take it all the load is taken by the springs?

Say the nuts are hard to get off, or look like they have seen better days what bolts and nuts do I need to replace them and do GSF do them?

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How about the front? They look trickier due to them being in the middle of the springs.

Post by **Diamond Hell** » 21 Jan 2006, 17:11

The rear shocks are as easy as the corrosion makes them.

The fronts are a lot more work, but will be worth doing as that's the steering end of the bus.

Post by **stretch** » 21 Jan 2006, 18:42

like the man says the front are the harder ones, just renewed mine front and back , cant believe the difference. fantastic

Post by **Cruz** » 22 Jan 2006, 15:19

If the bolts are too corroded what size replacements will I need?

Post by **Simon Baxter** » 22 Jan 2006, 15:37

horace83 wrote:If the bolts are too corroded what size replacements will I need?

You won't need replacements, out of all the vans I've f**ked about with I've never had trouble removing any.

Post by **Cruz** » 22 Jan 2006, 15:50

cheers Simon