Iso remove help

WhitePony · 08-04-2007, 02:04 PM

i split one rear lower isolator and want to take both lower ones out.

how do i decompress the spring to pull them out?

*venom* · 08-06-2007, 05:57 PM

You dont have to compress the spring. Just put a jack under the control arm and lower it. I would not bother to remove them unless you are going to replace them as its about 1/8in diff if one is missing.

WhitePony · 08-08-2007, 07:35 PM

i forgot to mention the reason i asked about compressing the spring is becaue i cant get the lower shock bolt off it ef'in tight as hell

PureStang · 08-08-2007, 07:42 PM

get some PB Blaster tomorrow. spray the shit out of the bolts and wait 5 mins. take your wrench and racheting wrench and it should come loose with some muscle

WhitePony · 08-08-2007, 07:57 PM

already did that i wasnt kidding its well and truly stuck...
so far pb hasnt worked for me it also did not work on the lower screw holding the IAC i even used my skill power drill and it started ticking....i have bad luck i guess.

*venom* · 08-09-2007, 06:17 AM

You need a shade tree mechanics impact gun. Get two box end wrenches and line them up on either side. Get a hammer and it would be good to have a 2nd pair of hands,have someone hold one side while you with a hammer give the other wrench good short solid wacks. You can also use leverage with two box wrenches if you put them together, open end goes in the closed end of a bigger sized wrenched.

r3dn3ck · 08-09-2007, 08:42 AM

remove top shock nut, quad shock, sway bar. Jack up and support car at the frame. Sit on the brake rotor so the axle dips down on your side and jerk on the spring. It'll come out...especially if it's a aftermarket performance type spring.

08-04-2007, 02:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
WhitePony Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Barrington, IL Posts: 92	Iso remove help i split one rear lower isolator and want to take both lower ones out. how do i decompress the spring to pull them out? __________________ K&N, removed air silencer, 17in chrome 5 spoke, G-force KDWS 275's, custom flowmaster catback 40's, Transgo shift kit, rear seat delete.

08-06-2007, 05:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
venom Super Moderator Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 5,347	You dont have to compress the spring. Just put a jack under the control arm and lower it. I would not bother to remove them unless you are going to replace them as its about 1/8in diff if one is missing. __________________ http://www.mustangboards.com/mustang...500/ppuser/103

08-08-2007, 07:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
WhitePony Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Barrington, IL Posts: 92	i forgot to mention the reason i asked about compressing the spring is becaue i cant get the lower shock bolt off it ef'in tight as hell __________________ K&N, removed air silencer, 17in chrome 5 spoke, G-force KDWS 275's, custom flowmaster catback 40's, Transgo shift kit, rear seat delete.

08-08-2007, 07:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
PureStang WE ARE PENNSTATE Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Downingtown/West Chester, PA Posts: 4,879	get some PB Blaster tomorrow. spray the shit out of the bolts and wait 5 mins. take your wrench and racheting wrench and it should come loose with some muscle __________________ Brandon J My Ride sig by purestang

08-08-2007, 07:57 PM	#5 (permalink)
WhitePony Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Barrington, IL Posts: 92	already did that i wasnt kidding its well and truly stuck... so far pb hasnt worked for me it also did not work on the lower screw holding the IAC i even used my skill power drill and it started ticking....i have bad luck i guess. __________________ K&N, removed air silencer, 17in chrome 5 spoke, G-force KDWS 275's, custom flowmaster catback 40's, Transgo shift kit, rear seat delete.

08-09-2007, 06:17 AM	#6 (permalink)
venom Super Moderator Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 5,347	You need a shade tree mechanics impact gun. Get two box end wrenches and line them up on either side. Get a hammer and it would be good to have a 2nd pair of hands,have someone hold one side while you with a hammer give the other wrench good short solid wacks. You can also use leverage with two box wrenches if you put them together, open end goes in the closed end of a bigger sized wrenched. __________________ http://www.mustangboards.com/mustang...500/ppuser/103

08-09-2007, 08:42 AM	#7 (permalink)
r3dn3ck Wowbagger hates me too! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Magrathea/California Posts: 6,858	remove top shock nut, quad shock, sway bar. Jack up and support car at the frame. Sit on the brake rotor so the axle dips down on your side and jerk on the spring. It'll come out...especially if it's a aftermarket performance type spring.

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