Yes released bottom so shock just hanging from top, pulled and twisted from bottom but to no avail. Problem with using a puller is there is no lip on the retainer for the legs to go under.dumper wrote:Have you removed the bottom out of the out of the steering knuckle and hitting the lug on the bottom of the strut or try a small two leg puller on the top
OK thank you I will give that a go.jamie182 wrote:my mistake i read it wrong.
support the van on axle stands on the front leaf spring mounts allowing the front beam axle to hang
keep the bottom shock bolt in put a scissor jack or bottle jack between the axle near the leaf spring and force the axle down and it should hopefully pull the shock out. spread the load with a plank of wood if you can so it doesn't bend anything.
Yes I'm really pleased with the van, just a little frustrated about the lack of spare parts, of course they do share many parts with the mk 4 and 5 which are easy to get hold of so not all doom and gloom.jamie182 wrote:it is amazing what can get stuck if given enough time. i had an axle on a old van with a torsion bar style axle it was a hollow tube with a bushing made from some sort of plastic and bronze. it was seized up having been stood for 10 years i couldn't get it apart we had heat on it wrapped a winch cable around the trailing arm and attached the axle to the bed of a recovery truck and pulled it with the winch ( 16000lbs winch) nothing. in the end had to send it off to a company who is a specialist in these axles they have a jig made up that pulls with a hydraulic ram, i spoke to the guy on the phone he said it struggled to remove it he had to get it glowing red hot as well as pulling.
sometimes its just one of them things!
have you called a ford dealer they sometimes have old stock.
the mk3 vans are brilliant almost nothing electrical to go wrong.
No sadly not yet,jamie182 wrote:have you had any luck ?
Yes thanks Matt, I saw it but unfortunately its just for the rear. That said maybe I'm able to drill a larger hole out to accommodate the front shock.MinorMatt wrote:Im sure I saw a new one of these on ebay a few weeks ago...
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