Very helpful for changing front & rear shock on my 2002 E-150. Lifting by the frame and then lifting the front arms with a jack made the front fairly easy. For the rear, I used a vice grip with a chain wrapped around the hollow chamber and that gave me the friction I needed to loosen the upper nut. Never needed to loosen or remove any other parts. I used the auto repair shop on my local military installation and the job took me 4 hours to complete.
Bruh I applaud 👏 your patience doing this job. Ill just pay the guys to do it. Id need to buy at least 3 more tools and not fond of having my van on car stands. Plus all the cussing and full day to complete it when I can just work an extra shift at work. But i do thank you for the trouble filming
Rides quite nicely now. Soaks up the bumps and does not have nearly as much body roll in turns. I still need to fix the sway bar bushings to get rid of the clunks I feel in the steering wheel whenever I hit a bump though.
Can you elaborate a bit more on where you see salt? The van spent its entire life in the South so there should not be any road salt that has been sprayed on the frame. Most parts of still have the factory undercoat actually.
If you've a better faster easier way to do this, I'm all eyes and ears. As I (almost) always end my videos, I do check comments and try to learn from those who know better on things.
I appreciate the feedback. I do talk a lot and I do show a lot. I don't know the skill level of the folks watching so I err towards it's someone who hasn't done much wrenching so I tend to add gratuitous explanation to help that person along. To someone with experience, I do talk waaay too much. For those folks I hope that skipping forward in the video to the part you need help with gets it done for you.
Very helpful for changing front & rear shock on my 2002 E-150. Lifting by the frame and then lifting the front arms with a jack made the front fairly easy. For the rear, I used a vice grip with a chain wrapped around the hollow chamber and that gave me the friction I needed to loosen the upper nut. Never needed to loosen or remove any other parts. I used the auto repair shop on my local military installation and the job took me 4 hours to complete.
I'm glad my video helped. The fronts weren't bad at all. The rears.. what a pain.
Bruh I applaud 👏 your patience doing this job. Ill just pay the guys to do it. Id need to buy at least 3 more tools and not fond of having my van on car stands. Plus all the cussing and full day to complete it when I can just work an extra shift at work. But i do thank you for the trouble filming
The fronts were not bad at all, two hour job even with filming. The rears.... I know why they didn't replace the rears.... Thanks for watching!
One question, how does it ride with the new shocks? Thanks.
Rides quite nicely now. Soaks up the bumps and does not have nearly as much body roll in turns. I still need to fix the sway bar bushings to get rid of the clunks I feel in the steering wheel whenever I hit a bump though.
Wash that salt off and coat with Fluid Film. Your gonna rot out from rust.
Can you elaborate a bit more on where you see salt? The van spent its entire life in the South so there should not be any road salt that has been sprayed on the frame. Most parts of still have the factory undercoat actually.
Put the tools down
If you've a better faster easier way to do this, I'm all eyes and ears. As I (almost) always end my videos, I do check comments and try to learn from those who know better on things.
I’m sure you’re really good. But you spent more time talking than showing. Please show, not talk. UA-cam not you talk. Just candid feedback for ya
I appreciate the feedback. I do talk a lot and I do show a lot. I don't know the skill level of the folks watching so I err towards it's someone who hasn't done much wrenching so I tend to add gratuitous explanation to help that person along. To someone with experience, I do talk waaay too much. For those folks I hope that skipping forward in the video to the part you need help with gets it done for you.