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Impacts work by shocking the lightweight bolt into moving in relation to what it is attached to. In this case the bolt head has small faces and is part of a large mass.
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This!
Impacts work by shocking the lightweight bolt into moving in relation to what it is attached to. In this case the bolt head has small faces and is part of a large mass.
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So how much more involved is replacing the 4 shocks? My fronts have some buildup on them and 1 of the rears too. Are the rears a challenge getting to the upper nut like on my old 100 series? How does replacing the globes play with doing the shocks at the same time? I'm assuming I should change the 4 shocks then start on the globes? Trying to do it all in 1 shot
I believe you can do everything first on jackstands, when you are done you fill it back up then bleed it, you want the weight to come down with wheels on the ground.
I saw a video where he starts the car put to "high" and then turn off the car, open bleeder to drop the car down
(be careful not to crush yourself) Keep filling and repeat, like bleeding brakes but the car's weight to push the fluid. You might want to watch all the videos so you can tell what is involved.
I saw a video where he starts the car put to "high" and then turn off the car, open bleeder to drop the car down
(be careful not to crush yourself) Keep filling and repeat, like bleeding brakes but the car's weight to push the fluid. You might want to watch all the videos so you can tell what is involved.
If you have a globe that won't budge, a strap wrench like this can be a lifesaver to get a grip on it with limited space. It's especially effective if you're trying to work around rock sliders.
https://www.amazon.com/Lisle-60200-Heavy-Filter-Wrench/dp/B007QVB71C
https://www.amazon.com/Lisle-60200-Heavy-Filter-Wrench/dp/B007QVB71C
Yes, need wheels on the ground when doing this step. Having the tires on planks of 2x4s should give enough clearance to be comfortable if on stock sized tires. You don't want to be fully under the car but to the side. It doesn't fall and it's easy to modulate with the bleeder.
If the globes can be done in 1-2 hrs with bleeding. Shocks would be another 3-6 hrs and some cursing. Yes, those pesky rear upper nuts. It's not complicated, but it's uncomfortable getting access and slow going spinning off the upper nut.
In a nutshell - unpressurize the system by opening the bleeders. Change shocks and globes. Fill and bleed.
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So it doesn't matter which height setting the truck is in when doing this job? The height setting only pertains to bleeding process? And will doing this job gets all the old fluid out or do I need to empty the reservoir somehow?
You'll probably start the job in high as you'll need to get the frame up on jack stands. But yes, only really matters for bleeding.
So much of the fluid will be replaced, I wouldn't sweat getting the rest of the fluid out of the reservoir or other spots.
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Ok so took the truck to Lc Worx outside Philadelphia PA. They changed all 4 shocks and all shock mounts, 4 accumulators (globes), complete ahc fluid flush. Work was done in a timely manner and the mechanic even sent pics of the progress and old parts when finished ( he sent the pics on his own. I didn't ask for them). Truck came out incredible. Everything still works like it should as far as the ahc system goes and the ride and handling difference is night and day. I have owned the lx since 120k miles (,currently 230k on it) and it's never driven this good. Can feel a definite difference between comfort and normal and sport no more acceleration squat or the truck having to level itself after coming to a fast stop. No fingerprints anywhere truck stayed as clean as when I dropped it off. See pic below for shop info and my old parts picture. Don't hesitate to use these guys. Price was very fair, communication was excellent and end result was above expectations. Thank you.
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Thank you for posting and follow up.
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I bought all the parts myself with my employee discount (I'm a parts guy at my toyota dealer), got the globes on ebay (420.00 for all 4 shipped from Japan,). Paid 1000 labor but this will change depending on how hard your stuff is to remove. My truck lived in Texas it's first 9 years and then I bought it 5 years ago so northeast owned for 5 years. This made the job easier I'm sure.
