Shock Removal

[Tickover]

Might be a bit of a silly question but do I need to compress these strings to take the shock assembly off the car? And whist I am at it should I upgrade anything? Thanks

[Foz]

It looks like a coil-over, so I would normally say that you don't need to compress the spring ............. but it doesn't look like a "normal" coil-over so it might be a RH "special" in which case it might be prudent to play safe !  Sorry for not being very specific but, hopefully, somebody else will recognise it and be able to give a definite answer.

Steve

[phaeton]

1 hour ago, Foz said:

It looks like a coil-over, so I would normally say that you don't need to compress the spring ............. but it doesn't look like a "normal" coil-over so it might be a RH "special" in which case it might be prudent to play safe !  Sorry for not being very specific but, hopefully, somebody else will recognise it and be able to give a definite answer.

Steve

Without an image showing the top & the bottom, I think it's a good answer

[IanS]

Looks like a RH shock.

It is assembled withe the main adjuster nut the wrong side of the lock nut. Lock nut should be toward the load, main nut away from load.

You should be able to wind the adjuster nuts far enough down to release all compression in the spring provided that it is not all rusted solid.

[Tickover]

Thanks.

I'll dig out the spring clamps and I'll stick loads of WD40 on the and see if I can turn the lock nuts, should I be putting the adjuster and lock nuts back in the other way round?

. I've attached some more pics if it helps identify it properly. 

[IanS]

Yes locknuts go the other way round.

The action of locknuts is to force the nuts apart as they are tightened against each other. So the nut that is away from the load is taking the load and the force from the other nut.

The nut towards the load has the force on it reduced by the load and therefore can be a thinner nut.