Reinstall the shock absorber and the sway bar connection with the 3/8-inch ratchet and socket and an open-end wrench.5. Put the wheels on the El Camino and bolt them in place using the tire iron, and then lower the El Camino away from the jack stands using the jack.
Instructions
1. Lay on the parking brake on the El Camino and loosen the front turn lugs with the tire iron. Lift the El Camino's front limitation with the jack and settle jack stands under the frame of the El Camino. Returns the wheels off remainder of the plan with the tire iron.
2. Unbolt the shock absorber from the frame and the lower bridle arm with the 3/8-inch ratchet and socket and an open-end wrench. Unbolt the sway bar from the lower state arm with the equivalent tools. Assign the jack underneath the lower control arm. Lift up the jack so the sense of the jack contacts the Centre of the arm where the shock absorber was mounted.
3. Grip outside the cotter pin in the lower curb arm with the cotter pin puller and then unbolt the lower ball Seam from the spindle with the 3/8-inch ratchet and socket. Lower the jack until the spindle breaks unpaid from the lower dominion arm, then carry forward lowering until the coil spring can be safely removed with the pry bar. Insert the replacement coil spring into the frame pocket, then push the lower portion of the spring into the spring pocket on the lower control arm with the pry bar.
4. Lift the jack again, compressing the coil in the process, until you can install the lower control arm to the spindle with the 3/8-inch ratchet and socket. Install a new cotter pin in the lower control arm with your hands.The front coil springs on a 1984 Chevrolet El Camino chore well-balanced with the front shock absorbers to discipline the propel heighth and the guide genius of the vehicle. These coil springs are prepared of coiled steel, and as they lifetime, the coils can begin to lose their springy genius, and the front of the El Camino can foundation to sag and droop. To locate the matter, you Testament devoir to alternate the coil springs, which involves captivating apart the front suspension to remove them, and then reinstalling the cutting edge ones.
