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    91 Grand Marq shock replacement

    What's up guys? So I'm replacing the rear shocks in my little brother's 91 GM after work today and was wondering how to get to the top bolt on the shocks. I had the car up in the air a week ago but I wasn't able to figure out how to get to it. can anyone help me out?
    2010 Toyota Camry "Traveller II "
    54,xxx miles. New daily driver
    2001 Lincoln Town Car Signature "Leroy"
    rear cats deleted, 2" h pipe, dual 8" cherry bomb glasspacks
    114k miles. Sold to my coworker.
    1998 Toyota Camry "Traveller"
    Dead and sold.

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    Most say ratcheting combination wrench, I say reciprocating saw with a 12" metal blade and cut that sucker off. Watch the fuel lines on the drivers side. Good time to change the springs too, and the rubber line for the rear brakes

    Pete
    Originally posted by gadget73
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    2003 Grand Marquis Ultimate, the "Stealth Bomber": http://www.grandmarq.net/vb/showthre...-Grand-Marquis
    1991 S-10, 'Bulldog', 2.5l 5 speed: http://www.grandmarq.net/vb/showthre...375#post698375
    1985 Town Car, 'Faded Glory', gone but not forgotten. 84/87/91/97 MGMs too.

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      #3
      What Pete said. I used a Drimmel with one of the tile cutting bits to cut mine off. I also used the flex shaft on the drimmel to get extra reach. It was a piece of cake after cutting the nut off.

      '78 LTD | '87 Grand Marquis | '89 Crown Vic (RIP) | '91 Grand Marquis (RIP) | '94 Town Car (RIP) | '97 Town Car (RIP)

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        #4
        Top shock nuts? Aint nobody got time fo dat! +1 for what pete said. I use the longest Milwaukee torch blade. Nice and quick.

        1981 Mercury Marquis Brougham 2-Door 302/ 5-speed -special blend (GMGT)
        1987 Lincoln Mark VII 5-speed (Errand runner)
        1989 Mercury Grand Marquis (Base Runner)
        2007 Lincoln Town Car Signature Limited (Hustlyn)
        2011 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor (Down with O.P.P)

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          #5
          I was too skeered to use the saw... but then I had no rust issues. box end wrench on the top and remove the bottom bolt and then wrench the hex top of the shroud to loosen the nut up top.

          Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein
          rides: 93 Crown Vic LX (The Red Velvet Cake), 2000 Crown Vic base model (Sandy), 2003 Expedition (the vacation beast)
          Originally posted by gadget73
          ... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.
          Originally posted by dmccaig
          Overhead, some poor bastards are flying in airplanes.

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            #6
            Originally posted by sly View Post
            but then I had no rust issues.
            Lucky! 25 years in the rust belt surrounded by water made mine look like they came off the Titanic.

            '78 LTD | '87 Grand Marquis | '89 Crown Vic (RIP) | '91 Grand Marquis (RIP) | '94 Town Car (RIP) | '97 Town Car (RIP)

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              #7
              Vise grips just below the lower and let it spin against the frame, and then loosen it with a wrench by reaching up from underneath.

              Or, make (or buy) one of these and wrench it loose from the wheel well, you don't even need to remove the wheel, just let it hang.

              Alex.
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