Chris R 2
Member
Well,
Last night I picked up my new Monroe Sensa-Trac shocks, and hit the garage to try and figure everything out. All I have to say is that, at that time, I found out I was missing certain tools that I previously had, and there's precious little space to dismount the top bolts on the rear shocks.
I ended up giving up and re-tightening what I could reach. Went to Sears and picked up a nice 51 piece "Max Axxess" low profile ratcheting mechanics tool set (929309), which I was actually rather impressed with. Both inch and metric sockets. I already had ratcheting metric wrenches, but for some reason the 13mm (which I determined was the proper bolt size) wouldn't grip properly. At least with the new tool set, I had great purchase, but it ended up being just too cramped. I could only reasonably access the R-Rear shock.
My next bright idea was to see if I could unbolt and raise the bed for more access.
I noted that the Sport Trac bed was secured using 4 Torx bolts, but I couldn't find out what size in my Haynes manual, or online. I bought a Torx set from Sears, but it only went up to T-50... close, but not enough. I'm thinking maybe T-55 or a bit more.
So, I admitted defeat, re-mounted the spare tire, and went to bed for the night. One last discovery was that the Haynes manuals, while nice to have, just didn't seem to adequately cover the beloved ST.
Any ideas?
Last night I picked up my new Monroe Sensa-Trac shocks, and hit the garage to try and figure everything out. All I have to say is that, at that time, I found out I was missing certain tools that I previously had, and there's precious little space to dismount the top bolts on the rear shocks.
I ended up giving up and re-tightening what I could reach. Went to Sears and picked up a nice 51 piece "Max Axxess" low profile ratcheting mechanics tool set (929309), which I was actually rather impressed with. Both inch and metric sockets. I already had ratcheting metric wrenches, but for some reason the 13mm (which I determined was the proper bolt size) wouldn't grip properly. At least with the new tool set, I had great purchase, but it ended up being just too cramped. I could only reasonably access the R-Rear shock.
My next bright idea was to see if I could unbolt and raise the bed for more access.
I noted that the Sport Trac bed was secured using 4 Torx bolts, but I couldn't find out what size in my Haynes manual, or online. I bought a Torx set from Sears, but it only went up to T-50... close, but not enough. I'm thinking maybe T-55 or a bit more.
So, I admitted defeat, re-mounted the spare tire, and went to bed for the night. One last discovery was that the Haynes manuals, while nice to have, just didn't seem to adequately cover the beloved ST.
Any ideas?