Hi Mike, Early last summer I parted out an 87 passenger van, and at some point after I pulled the shocks I needed to jack up the van. Imagine my surprise when both rear coil springs dropped out. If you're driving around with a shock missing, keep it gentle. The springs are only held in place by the weight of the van.
Happy trails, Greg Potts Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1973/74/79 Westfakia Conversion **Bob the Tomato** LY3H 1977 Sunroof Automatic L63H/L90D http://www.pottsfamily.ca/westfakia http://www.busesofthecorn.com
On 19-Mar-06, at 7:35 PM, Mike Collum wrote: > By jacking the van up and down you may be able to line up the shock > with > the mounting hole without having to worry much with elongating or > compressing the shock itself. |
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