I love these helpful videos. I've just bought an '07 RA and I'm not a mechanics arsehole so understanding simple tasks I can do myself at home with bugger all prior knowledge is a godsend! Thanks for taking the time to show it, it certainly helps the uneducated like myself have a little more confidence in tackling some jobs and saving some coin!
I love it... excellent video... there is a million ways that one could do it differently... but made me lough, because it's the exact way I would do it... grab what ever tool is closest and most handy at the time that gets the job done and that's it. It's not brain surgery, who cares. Just an average Joe took the time and just enough effort to make a helpful video for other average Joes. Excellent breakdown of analysis of how things come apart and how they can be put together right and wrong. Thanks mate.
Hi Gav. 14:23 I can tell you they are all buggered from day 1! All RA, RA7, RC Colorado, Series 1 DMax have rubbish factory shocks. Please note that the shock DOES NOT HELP THE RIDE HEIGHT / SPRING / TORSION BAR etc. The only reason SOME shocks pump themselves up is the small amount of nitrogen used to help PREVENT the oil within the shock from aeration ( frothing /foaming ) with then makes the shock useless. The mechanic may have seen that the upper and lower bushings looked OK and they were not leaking therefore assumed they were still serviceable ( I have seen these last over 330,000km and still not leak ) Side note: I am now trialling a full set of AUSTRALIS shocks on my old RA Rodeo 4wd. These shocks have so far proven to be by far the cheapest and longest travel available ( VS Old Man Emu, Tough Dog, KONI, MONROE, PEDDERS) and have stacked up well so far in their ride quality.PS buy some tools ya clown :) Cheers n beers
Nice job. The only thing wrong is that the bolts should be tightened with the wheel on and vehicle on the ground. The rubber bushings, especially the bottom ones will be twisted otherwise.
Hey Daniel I don’t have a Jack only will ramps. I did the back shockers on the ramps ok, do you reckon it’ll be okay to do the front shock the same as the rear is,on the ramp? or do I need a Jack so that there is no weight on the wheel?
Job got done didn't it? What are all those things called that I used? That was also my mate's shed dickhead. Just remember you're the one who had to go looking on RUclips to do this simple task before you start laughing at people. Fuckwit.
I love these helpful videos. I've just bought an '07 RA and I'm not a mechanics arsehole so understanding simple tasks I can do myself at home with bugger all prior knowledge is a godsend! Thanks for taking the time to show it, it certainly helps the uneducated like myself have a little more confidence in tackling some jobs and saving some coin!
Love your work mate, exactly the video I was looking for. Can you add to the Title this is the same for a 2008-2012 Dmax too. Cheers Thankyou
I love it... excellent video... there is a million ways that one could do it differently... but made me lough, because it's the exact way I would do it... grab what ever tool is closest and most handy at the time that gets the job done and that's it. It's not brain surgery, who cares. Just an average Joe took the time and just enough effort to make a helpful video for other average Joes. Excellent breakdown of analysis of how things come apart and how they can be put together right and wrong. Thanks mate.
All good mate still got this rig too with those bloody shockies and they're still good I pulled them out and checked them lol
Great stuff. Thanks mate
Thanks mate much appreciated for your help ow it's my turn
Thanks mate. Looks like a fairly straight forward job. Cheers 👍
Hi Gav. 14:23 I can tell you they are all buggered from day 1! All RA, RA7, RC Colorado, Series 1 DMax have rubbish factory shocks. Please note that the shock DOES NOT HELP THE RIDE HEIGHT / SPRING / TORSION BAR etc. The only reason SOME shocks pump themselves up is the small amount of nitrogen used to help PREVENT the oil within the shock from aeration ( frothing /foaming ) with then makes the shock useless. The mechanic may have seen that the upper and lower bushings looked OK and they were not leaking therefore assumed they were still serviceable ( I have seen these last over 330,000km and still not leak ) Side note: I am now trialling a full set of AUSTRALIS shocks on my old RA Rodeo 4wd. These shocks have so far proven to be by far the cheapest and longest travel available ( VS Old Man Emu, Tough Dog, KONI, MONROE, PEDDERS) and have stacked up well so far in their ride quality.PS buy some tools ya clown :) Cheers n beers
Thanks very helpful
Iv got to do mine so Thankyou this was a great help .
Nice job. The only thing wrong is that the bolts should be tightened with the wheel on and vehicle on the ground. The rubber bushings, especially the bottom ones will be twisted otherwise.
Hey Daniel I don’t have a Jack only will ramps. I did the back shockers on the ramps ok, do you reckon it’ll be okay to do the front shock the same as the rear is,on the ramp? or do I need a Jack so that there is no weight on the wheel?
Cheers mate gunna have a crack on me rado!
Good job m8
thanks champ ! big help. Cheers.....
No worries mate glad to have helped.
How much of a lift has them shocks got .?
Why cover your plate?
hahahah...the title says Gavmans' workshop, but we've got no tools... (".)
Job got done didn't it? What are all those things called that I used? That was also my mate's shed dickhead.
Just remember you're the one who had to go looking on RUclips to do this simple task before you start laughing at people. Fuckwit.
Bit of WD40 would help
fuck me...I got to 5:35 and couldn't watch any more. too painful (".)
Aldi has a good little rattle gun you can buy every now and then. does the job better than that fukn wheel brace haha
Do the bottom first maby
Using a tyre iron wtf 😂😂😂
Yea some of us men can still bust a nut without the use of power tools.