How to Remove the Front Shocks on an FJ Cruiser
- 1). Loosen the lug nuts on the front wheel using the tire iron supplied with the Toyota.
- 2). Place a jack under the frame, directly behind the wheel. Jack the Toyota off the ground until you can fit a jack stand behind the jack. Lower the Toyota onto the jack stand.
- 3). Remove the lug nuts from the tire using the tire iron and then pull the tire off the wheel studs.
- 4). Remove the through bolt that secures the bottom of the shock to the lower shock hoop using a socket and ratchet.
- 5). Remove the through bolt that secures the top of the shock to the upper shock hoop using a socket and ratchet.
- 6). Pull the lower and upper parts of the shock free from the shock hoops and insert the replacement shock.
- 7). Secure the top part of the shock to the upper shock hoop using the new bolt supplied with the shock, the socket and the ratchet.
- 8). Secure the bottom part of the shock to the lower shock hoop using the new bolt supplied with the shock, the socket and the ratchet.
- 9). Place the wheel back onto the wheel studs, thread the lug nuts onto the studs with your fingers and then tighten each nut a quarter turn with the tire iron.
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Jack the Toyota off the jack stand, remove the stand and lower the vehicle to the ground. - 11
Tighten each lug nut with the tire iron and repeat the process on the other side of the Toyota.
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