Need to replace my Xreas. What happens if I remove just the plumbing and >>>

Jeff T

Jeff T

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then replace the shocks? Two of the shocks are leaking badly and the truck is only used sparingly these days, less than 30 miles a week and no highway.

Would it be OK to remove the plumbing one weekend and then replace the shocks a week later??

Thanks.
 
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jeff t said:
would it be ok to remove the plumbing one weekend and then replace the shocks a week later??
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it would make more sense to do it the other way around, remove the shocks and leave the plumbing until you are ready to remove it….doing it this way you will make a mess though since the only way to remove the shocks without making a mess is to remove it lines and all by braking the line free at the large fitting on the yamaha dampener….
 
LobstaMobsta said:
it would make more sense to do it the other way around, remove the shocks and leave the plumbing until you are ready to remove it….doing it this way you will make a mess though since the only way to remove the shocks without making a mess is to remove it lines and all by braking the line free at the large fitting on the yamaha dampener….
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Thanks Lobsta! There's a reason I ask first, wrench second!
 
If you disconnect them not at the damper but at the end of the short hose from the damper they shouldn't leak too much.
 
I just cut mine at the rubber portion that goes to the shock and left them for several months. I finally removed them last weekend, and I took the shocks off last February... lol They leaked some when I cut them, then were fine. When I finally took them off they were full of water and mud! :D
 
t-man said:
i just cut mine at the rubber portion that goes to the shock and left them for several months. I finally removed them last weekend, and i took the shocks off last february... Lol they leaked some when i cut them, then were fine. When i finally took them off they were full of water and mud! :d
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lol foolish!
 
blackworksinc said:
there are disconnect points (mentioned here:http://www.toyota-4runner.org/4th-gen-t4rs/84725-zombie-truck-2-0-mpav-build-4.html#post908040) , but to be honest with you i'm not entirely sure how well that will work?
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yeah you can disconnect them there but you will loose fluid and it may even spray out in your face, the fittings on the end of the yamaha part is where they can be disconnected without losing fluid, i just swapped mine with fox racing 2.0 setup this week
 
LobstaMobsta said:
yeah you can disconnect them there but you will loose fluid and it may even spray out in your face, the fittings on the end of the yamaha part is where they can be disconnected without losing fluid, i just swapped mine with fox racing 2.0 setup this week
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Yeah its a bit confusing, I mention where I disconnected at the banjo bolts and then later found the valved disconnect points closer to the central dampener (the Yamaha part.) So the text is in the right order (disconnect fittings first, then banjo bolts), but the pictures were taken after I had already sprayed myself with fluid (lol). But if the OP just removes the lines at the disconnect points, it shouldn't leak.
 
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