Service Ride Control FX3

[tomtom72]

Originally Posted by bradslt5

i think the reason is so the pressure is off the 2 mounting bolts for the plate as i found out on my former red car it had 1 stripped thread for the 2 mounting bolts it was a real pia to fix

Thanks for the response Brad! How ya doing? Everything good?

I understand I'm not supposed to use the mounting bolts to draw up the rear suspension.....but I just question that my using the jack to draw up the rear suspension first and then thread the upper shock mount bolts is a good enough approach or should I be measuring ride heights (for lack of a better expression ) with the car on the floor prior to putting it up on stands...I would have figured that if I had to measure something to determine the "proper trim height" that the FSM would give a measurement to reference.

I suspect I'm over thinking this....but I'd rather see what the collective brain trust has to say before I do this job.

Thanks
Tom

Tom, Secure the bottom first, if you try to mount the bottom last it can be tricky, it will sometimes be an awkward angle.

Then after the bottom has the nut started, you can then jack up the spindle and tighten the top bolts. Then go back to the lower and torque the large bolt. The upper bolts just won't take the strain of sucking up the suspension.

[tomtom72]

Thanks Jeff! That is what I thought. I just was scared by the "!" in the FSM about the "suspension proper trim height" .....over thinking on my part again

Now I can finish what I started last saturday!


Tom

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