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Guessing I have work to do.

Gonna be a busy week.

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What do you figure?  One per day?

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Reply #3 –
Two people can get it all done in one day if you have your ducks in a row ahead of time. Jacks, stands, tools, etc. Shocks don't take any time at all.

Pierce

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Reply #5 –
I foresee a smoother more controlled ride in your future!  :thumbsup:

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Reply #6 –
No need to rush, no need to drag out for month either.
Scott

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Reply #7 –
Complete set

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Douse all the bolts/nuts with penetrant and let it sit overnight.  Makes for a whole lot less knuckle busting....unless you have one of these.. Milwaukee 2767-22 Fuel High Torque 1/2" Impact Wrench w/ Friction Ring Kit -... I almost gave up on the job until the Milwaukee showed up.

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Reply #10 –
Those shortened ratchets for the top nuts Scott has are the key to a quick R&R. If you have fairly clean with no corrosion studs at the top, the penetrating oil makes it easier. It you have rust/corrosion, the penetrating oil is a must. 3/4 sockets with Scotts extensions mean 20 seconds per air bag for the two bottom studs. If you jack it up like my photos, you have absolutely no need to pull the wheels for the top nuts. But Scott's ratchets pave the way.

Pyolet's Milwaukee is perfect for removing wheels but for removing the bottom nuts on the bags and doing the shocks without spending $400 plus, Harbor Freight's air impacts on this page make fast work of the job. Larger diameter 25' air line is good running off the coach air. The air bag nuts are easy but the shocks may be harder so the Earthquake air gun is 100% effective: https://www.harborfreight.com/search?q=impact%20air%20wrench . Consider the $$ saved and buy a HF air/hydraulic jack. Coupon for 20% makes the 12 or 20 ton inexpensive.

Pierce

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Reply #11 –
Save yourself some wrenching by using regular hex nuts with lock washers to install the new airbags, rather than using the steel lock nuts that you removed.

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Quote from: Cape Bretoner –
where did you purchase your shocks and what is the part number

Originally ordered from Shock Wharehouse but.....Reordered from Koni NA direct abit more money and freight but they were here pronto...

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Quote from: Travelin' Man –
Save yourself some wrenching by using regular hex nuts with lock washers to install the new airbags, rather than using the steel lock nuts that you removed.
Look closely and you will see a tap to clear the threads. Just installed left two bags on my 320 since last post. I'll install other two tomorrow..
Scott

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Reply #16 –
I removed one of the shocks to do the right front air bag and that was easy. I have a flex long handle ratchet that I used for the top
bolts that worked but I like Scotts fabricated wrenches. I made a socket to remove the elbow like Scott did as I don't have a crows
foot. When I did the front rears I had the wheels off. The rears were already done. The front right I didn't take the wheel off which
I think made it harder and I took the left front off and no more climbing under to get at it. If I had to do it again I would pull all the
wheels. I change my wheels twice a year as I have snow tires so that's when I did my rears.

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Reply #17 –
Quote from: dsd –
Look closely and you will see a tap to clear the threads. Just installed left two bags on my 320 since last post. I'll install other two tomorrow..
Scott

Clearing the threads doesn't alleviate the need to keep  torquing the lock nut for the length of the threads.

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Quote from: Travelin' Man –
Clearing the threads doesn't alleviate the need to keep  torquing the lock nut for the length of the threads.
No longer a lock nut spot of thread lock and they just spin on
Scott

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Quote from: Hans&Marjet –
Hopefully more...gonna pull the fenders also

I set the bar low so that I can be pleased with my daily progress.  I also put all of the necessary tools on a tray and leave it where I'm working.  I just slide in and continue working the next day with no time lost in getting set up.