My AHC has been deleted and I have just started removing all of the frame mounted components in preparation for sliders. Reading this thread with interest in any tips/tricks. The 12mm bolts have all been coming out pretty easily but accessibility to the bolts on top of the frame is proving a PITA. How in the hell do you get to the top bolts for the pump (long cylindrical item between accumulators)?
AHC removal / delete experience (1 Viewer)
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is the pump trash? then just cut those flanges off and either leave the bolts up there or use an air chisel to knock the heads off...
or you could lift the body off the truck and take them out properly.
What method would you use to cut the flanges on the accumulator? Asking for a friend. LOL
I need that thing GONE.
I just bent mine with a big crow bar until it broke free, but mine was a rusty mess.
I just did the AHC delete. Drilling the holes in the floor for the rear was key! Thank you LostAfrican!!! They came out easy. I went oversize with a 2" hole and was able to get at the 12mm bolts for the AHC system. Also FYI, the top of my shocks were a 19mm fitting.
Waiting on the Ironman lift kit.... arriving tomorrow.
On a separate note.... Is there any market for the used AHC components? I'll pull everything off if it's worth it but won't spend the time if it's not.
Waiting on the Ironman lift kit.... arriving tomorrow.
On a separate note.... Is there any market for the used AHC components? I'll pull everything off if it's worth it but won't spend the time if it's not.
just pry it out, carefully.
I"m getting stuck on the front accumulator top 12 mm bolts. I've been able to remove the rear. A body lift may be needed to get at the bolts.
Sawzall worked great for cutting off this part. The 12 mm on top would not budge from the angle I working it from below. I can get the bolt out now that I have some working room.
Did anyone keep the globes after the AHC delete. If not, what did you use to cover the globe screw on the car?
Initially, I left everything in place and just disconnected the lines and unplugged the pump. Then removed the lines, accumulators and globes at the same time along with unplugging the AHC ECU. One globe was rusted to the accumulator.
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ramangain
Clarksonian disciple
Dang dude, nice Peugeot! Talk about the opposite end of the reliability spectrum
Dang dude, nice Peugeot! Talk about the opposite end of the reliability spectrum
From Japan.. 1st Gen Q45. The cloisonné hood ornament that only an art connoisseur can appreciate.
slowpok3
SILVER Star
Swapped the suspension 2 years ago, but left all the bits in there. Had originally planned to apply woolwax, but this became my shiny object of the day.
I struggled with removing the accumulator and globes. Impossible to get a wrench on that top bolt, especially with the globes in place, and no 36mm wrench.
First one I was somehow able to get a grip on the head with some pliers, but that didn't work on the rest. Next one I ended up bending out the accumulator with a cold chisel and big old hammer to reveal the top tab, then hit it with a sawzall.
Last ones, after removing the accessible bolts, I used a floor jack and scrap 2x4, and applied force straight up on the accumulator from below and snapped that silly tab off.
What a rusty mess.
I struggled with removing the accumulator and globes. Impossible to get a wrench on that top bolt, especially with the globes in place, and no 36mm wrench.
First one I was somehow able to get a grip on the head with some pliers, but that didn't work on the rest. Next one I ended up bending out the accumulator with a cold chisel and big old hammer to reveal the top tab, then hit it with a sawzall.
Last ones, after removing the accessible bolts, I used a floor jack and scrap 2x4, and applied force straight up on the accumulator from below and snapped that silly tab off.
What a rusty mess.
a 22mm offset socket (O2 sensor socket) + 3/8" breaker bar should be a good combination to remove the upper shock bolts.
