pay him another $50 so you can watch the procedure... or buy some pizza, that usually gets you real far at the mechanic shop.
i send pizza to every place i take my car. insurance. and for some reason all the shops like me
so - ya - you shouldnt need to unbutton the front end for a shock change. i dunno if anyone asked about where you are lifitng from, but lift from the center frame k member thing under the motor - big square steel frame piece. dont lift from the arm, or wheel, or any of that. you need the wheel and suspension to drop/sag at full travel/extended. the shock should go right in.
undoing the torsion bars - while easy in of itself - now you are messin with the whole geometry of the front end. torsion bars are the 'spring' of the front end, also ride height, wheel position changes, etc. and - they are under about 6 megatons of pressure. when you adjust the torsion bar, you are TWISTING the bar. literally. a big *** 1" thick iron bar. twisting it. literally. there is a LOT of energy in that bar. bad things happen when t-bars break. bad things man.
i would NOT mess with unhooking the LCA, torsion bar, etc, etc.
step back and review.
try not to die -
- saylor
