Coil Spring Stuck?
Coil Spring Stuck?
Hey all,
I've done some searching on this since I ran into the problem, but couldn't find anything where folks had the same problem.
98 F-150, 2wd
I've been trying to get my front coil springs out to swap out OEM to Daystar spacer. I've disconnected everything I can find (tie rod end, sway bar end link, upper control arm, shock), lowered the lower control arm fully (still attached to frame) and can see that the spring is separate from the lower, but it is firmly attached to the shock cup. (at least that's what I'm calling it.) I've have looked and felt all around it and can find no retainer and the threads I've read on these years suggest that it should just fall out, but it does not. That thing is solidly attached somewhere, but I can't see where. I haven't dropped the passenger side yet, but it seems I'm missing something?
Anyone else run across a stuck spring?
Thanks in advance!
I've done some searching on this since I ran into the problem, but couldn't find anything where folks had the same problem.
98 F-150, 2wd
I've been trying to get my front coil springs out to swap out OEM to Daystar spacer. I've disconnected everything I can find (tie rod end, sway bar end link, upper control arm, shock), lowered the lower control arm fully (still attached to frame) and can see that the spring is separate from the lower, but it is firmly attached to the shock cup. (at least that's what I'm calling it.) I've have looked and felt all around it and can find no retainer and the threads I've read on these years suggest that it should just fall out, but it does not. That thing is solidly attached somewhere, but I can't see where. I haven't dropped the passenger side yet, but it seems I'm missing something?
Anyone else run across a stuck spring?
Thanks in advance!
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http://www.roughcountry.com/install/9268.pdf
If you have done all of that, hit it a few times and see if it drops.
1. Jack up the vehicle and support the vehicle with jack stands. Be sure to put jack stands on the frame rail.
2. Starting on the drivers side of the vehicle, support the lower a-arm with a floor jack. Remove the front tires, shocks and sway bar links. See Photo #1.
3. Remove the cotter pin and nut from the upper ball joint. Using a ball joint separator, separate the ball joint from the spindle. Slowly lower the control arm down to release the coil spring. Use caution when lowering the jack. Do not over stretch or pull the brake line. It may be necessary to remove the brake line from the lower control arm to allow for coil removal. See Photo #2.
4. Note the positioning of the stock coil spring on the lower mount. Remove the coil spring.
2. Starting on the drivers side of the vehicle, support the lower a-arm with a floor jack. Remove the front tires, shocks and sway bar links. See Photo #1.
3. Remove the cotter pin and nut from the upper ball joint. Using a ball joint separator, separate the ball joint from the spindle. Slowly lower the control arm down to release the coil spring. Use caution when lowering the jack. Do not over stretch or pull the brake line. It may be necessary to remove the brake line from the lower control arm to allow for coil removal. See Photo #2.
4. Note the positioning of the stock coil spring on the lower mount. Remove the coil spring.
If you have done all of that, hit it a few times and see if it drops.
Last edited by 06yz250f; Feb 18, 2013 at 01:34 PM.
Yah, I did all that. And I've used my BFH extensively on there. Tried a pry bar used for railroad ties, this thing is solidly attached somewhere in that upper seating. It's not even touching the lower arm at all now.
Just bang on it some, it's from where it gets jammed in the rubber isolater that gets wedged in the coil pocket. You can also try taking a flat head screw driver wedging it in between the coil pocket and rubber isolater and hittit it up to break it free from the years on bonding it's done.
