Author Topic: Pathfinder Rear Shock Install (Read 953 times)

stickboyb · « **on:** April 02, 2005, 03:24:06 pm »

Anybody had the chance to change these things? (rear shocks).

Easy to do? Any problems?

Thx
Stickboy

articsteve · « **Reply #1 on:** April 03, 2005, 01:26:18 pm »

It will depend on how long they have been on and what kind of tools you have. What year is this and is it an eastern car?

Spray some liquid wrench on the fasteners a few times and let sit.

stickboyb · « **Reply #2 on:** April 05, 2005, 07:33:12 pm »

It's a 1999 and they are orignal shocks, eastern car?. Yes it is!

Also do I (should I ) change the bolts when I change the shocks?
The new shocks I have already bought and come with bushings, but no bolts or nuts!

articsteve · « **Reply #3 on:** April 05, 2005, 08:39:15 pm »

Well that does suck about the new bolts. If you can get the shocks off without having to either cut or burn the nuts off then they will be reuseable. Just clean them and apply some oil and see if they thread properly after you get them out. You can buy the nuts anywhere. Home Depot has both standard and metric sizes.

Again, spray a penetrating fluid on all the fasterners a few times before you get into it.

barrie1 · « **Reply #4 on:** April 05, 2005, 11:14:27 pm »

Make sure you get the same grade of hardware as you take off. Grade 5 may not be enough.

stickboyb · « **Reply #5 on:** April 08, 2005, 09:05:58 pm »

Hey everyone thanks for the info... I got the Liquid wrench... (soaked her good), now gonna let it sit and see what happens.

Called a local garage and thay wanted almost 2 hrs labour to do these things? Unreal!!