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Just though I'd share my experience in replacing the rear shocks on my 94 CS. I had a clunking noise coming from the drivers side rear and sure enough upon inspection the rear shock was covered in fluid and not doing it's job. I new from previous posts that this was a b***h of a job and they were right. I tried the nut on both sides and they sheared right away (after soaking in penetrating oil for 2 days), so I took my die grinder and cut the head of the bolt, pried the sway bar off the bolt and then cut between the shock and the mounting point on the sway bar side. To get enough access it is better to cut the piston off the shock and then lever it down to get enough room for the cutting wheel, also be careful about cutting anything that you aren't supposed to. After you get through the bolt the shock should lever out with a bit of force, the rest just falls out.
I was able to get some steel sleeves and cut then to the right length as a bushing for the sway bar. The old sway bar bushings were fine and they just had to be removed from the sleeves, then pushed into the sway bar and then the new sleeves pressed in. Lots of lube and it's not a problem. New bolts liberally coated with anti-seize and everything just bolts right up. If this sounds simple it isn't, getting room for the die grinder is a problem and cutting the bolts with this is time consuming. All in all it took about 6 hours, start to finish, everything bolted up and the car ready to drive.
Thanks to Zeke and Adam for their advice, and one other thing, the bolts were positively fused to the bushings, the only way for them to come out was to cut. Anyway, the point is that it can be done with some time and patience and all it cost was $20.00 ccdn in odds and ends and a few frozen fingers here in frigid Winnipeg.
Derek
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