Shackles on 03 Explorer
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Alright I need some help..havin a small bit of a panic attack. I went to change the shackles and sure enough the suckers wont work. Well when I had the side jacked up and I undid the stock shackle on the right side the leaf spring went over to the side as if the axle moved forward or something. When I saw that the shackles would not work I went to put the OEM shackles back on and Im just scared that the axle is cocked or something. I tightened it back up and the shackle looks straight and everything but Im just worried the axle is misaligned.
Somebody please give me some reassurance or advice please!
Somebody please give me some reassurance or advice please!
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Thats bull man...what are you gonna say something like that for? Geez I gotta start somewhere...I cant help I havent done this before. I dont need comments like that. Looks like all your lookin for is trouble...I asked you things in a PM before and you never even had the decency to answer me back. People like you really **** me off...
Thanks a lot man.
Thanks a lot man.
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first off 2003 explorers dont have rear shackles, unless its a sport track.
second, to reply to your PM, all you would have had to do is search my threads, i have posted many times how i raised the tow hooks, exhaust and hitch.
when repairing cars/trucks all you really need is common sense, but thats a lot to ask of your generation.
second, to reply to your PM, all you would have had to do is search my threads, i have posted many times how i raised the tow hooks, exhaust and hitch.
when repairing cars/trucks all you really need is common sense, but thats a lot to ask of your generation.
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Alright I need some help..havin a small bit of a panic attack. I went to change the shackles and sure enough the suckers wont work. Well when I had the side jacked up and I undid the stock shackle on the right side the leaf spring went over to the side as if the axle moved forward or something. When I saw that the shackles would not work I went to put the OEM shackles back on and Im just scared that the axle is cocked or something. I tightened it back up and the shackle looks straight and everything but Im just worried the axle is misaligned.
Somebody please give me some reassurance or advice please!
Somebody please give me some reassurance or advice please!
Im gonna assume you had the expo on jackstands on both sides and had a jack under the rear diff with a slight bit of pressure put on it to take the tension off. I did my 01 sport in like 20 minutes no problem at all. Jack it up and pull the wheels off and measure to find out if it moved.
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first off 2003 explorers dont have rear shackles, unless its a sport track.
second, to reply to your PM, all you would have had to do is search my threads, i have posted many times how i raised the tow hooks, exhaust and hitch.
when repairing cars/trucks all you really need is common sense, but thats a lot to ask of your generation.
second, to reply to your PM, all you would have had to do is search my threads, i have posted many times how i raised the tow hooks, exhaust and hitch.
when repairing cars/trucks all you really need is common sense, but thats a lot to ask of your generation.
I have plenty of common sense..Im just not dumb enough to be scared to ask a question. But thanks any ways I got help from somebody who didnt think it was that big of a deal.
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Im gonna assume you had the expo on jackstands on both sides and had a jack under the rear diff with a slight bit of pressure put on it to take the tension off. I did my 01 sport in like 20 minutes no problem at all. Jack it up and pull the wheels off and measure to find out if it moved.
Instead it turned into a fight of generations.....
anyways..thanks for the help
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first off 2003 explorers dont have rear shackles, unless its a sport track.
second, to reply to your PM, all you would have had to do is search my threads, i have posted many times how i raised the tow hooks, exhaust and hitch.
when repairing cars/trucks all you really need is common sense, but thats a lot to ask of your generation.
second, to reply to your PM, all you would have had to do is search my threads, i have posted many times how i raised the tow hooks, exhaust and hitch.
when repairing cars/trucks all you really need is common sense, but thats a lot to ask of your generation.
theres no K in Sport Trac
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Thanks ricky will do man. And ya this was one of those topics for sure...I apologize for getting pissed off it just really hit me wrong I mean I always look to everyone here for advice and to get that response it hit me really wrong. I sure ain't no idiot there are just some things I don't have experience with so I like to double check sometimes. Either way thanks to everyone that did help me out.
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