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Hi, I'm Mike from 1A Auto. I hope this how-to video helps you out, and, please, next time you need parts for your vehicle, think of 1AAuto.com.
In this video, we're going to show you how to replace the air shocks on this 2002 Chevy Suburban. It's the same part and similar process on these Suburbans with the air shocks from 2000 to 2013. The items you'll need for this are new air shocks from 1AAuto.com, 21mm socket and ratchet with an extension, 21mm wrench, pry bar, and jack and jack stands.
Start off by disconnecting this harness. Just pull up the tab and pull it free. For the air hose, you want to pull down on this clip and then pull the hose free. Then, push the clip back in to reset it. Now you want to remove this 21mm nut and this 21mm nut. Using a ratchet and a wrench, remove those and we'll fast forward as Mike does this. Jack up the wheel unless your vehicle is on the ground then you'll be all set and then pull those two bolts out. You can pull your suspension forward and out.
On the bottom is the old air shock. Above it is the new one from 1A Auto. You can see they're identical and will fit exactly the same. Put your new air shock up into place and replace that top bolt first, and then, push the lower one into place and replace those bolts and the 21mm nuts. Push your harness into place and then push your air hose into place and you're all set.
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I'm gonna take the center cap off, use a straight blade screwdriver. Take that off. Use a 22-millimeter socket, take off the lug nuts. Take the wheel off. I'm just gonna use a screw jack and support the rear axle. I'm gonna loosen this up. I'm gonna use a 21-millimeter socket and a breaker bar. And I put a wrench on this side and braced it up against the axle just make to sure you get underneath the ABS wiring harness. There you go. You got the bolt out.
Now I want to take this top bolt out. On the inside, I'm gonna use a 21-millimeter socket and an extension and just go from the backside of the frame. I'll just try to get on onto the nut and the outside, I'll use a 21-millimeter socket. I'm just gonna pull back on the shield a little bit. All right. So I got the nut off. I'm just trying to get the socket off and just move the shock around, try to get the bolt out. You might need a pry bar and I'm just gonna pry it out. And then you gotta use the pry bar up top as well.
All right, slide the old one out. Take the new shock and you just want to exercise it. Just compress it. Do this three times. Take your new shock, slide it in position. Get the bolt in. Then you can get the nut on up top, just put it in the socket. Then you just get it started. Before I tighten that up, line the lower bolt and nut up. You can lower the rear suspension down a little bit to get this to line up. Slide the bolt through. Put the nut on. Now I'm gonna torque that bolt to 70 foot-pounds. And do the same on the bottom one, 70-foot pounds. Lower the screw jack and reinstall the wheel. Put the lug nuts on. Now I'm gonna torque these lug nuts to 140-foot pounds in a star pattern to tighten the wheel down evenly. You can just go around again, double-check. Then reinstall the center cap.
