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Originally Posted by BornChaos
A few tips in removing the rear shocks: Leave the lower shock mount connected as serves as an assistant in holding the shock in place. Use a type of wrench that will grab the shock body. If you intend to discard of the shocks (as in not sell them or save them) a Chain Wrench works well. Chain Wrenches might be somewhat expensive. I would recommend using a Belt Wrench, which can be had at sears for like 10 bucks. The belt wrench won't damage the shock body. Use the wrench to grab the shock body while you wrench the nut from the top. It's a bitch. Oh yeah, remove your spare for more room to work back there. Use lots of PB Blaster prior to doing this so it will make your life easier. You may also be able to tighten the wrench around the shock body, then let it turn until the wrench hits something that will hold the wrench in place while you use both hands to turn your ratchet to losen the nut up at the top.
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Exactly what I did and what a relief it was to finally get that taken care of. This is why Yotatech is such a great site/forum. Tons of posts that help out in explaining the details one may not ever find in just reading the vague step-by-step instructions in a manual.
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2000 4Runner V-6 3.4L FI 5VZ-FE, 5-spd manual, NGK plugs/wires, Amsoil: filter/engine oil 5w-30, tranmission/transfer case 75w-90 GL-4, rear diff 80w-90 GL-5, front 75w-90 GL-5, Trekmasters/OME 890 in the rear, Centric disc rotors w/ Hawk LTS pads, slowly upgrading
seized, stripped or broken, impossible access to hard-to-reach places, discovering I don't have the tool/part needed to finish the job, in the middle of the job....PRICELESS & worth it all once achieved!
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