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get a socket for top of shock
Posted by JohnK (more from JohnK) on Thu, 10 Jul 2003 10:01:53
In Reply to: Re: '87 SPG front shock replacement... easily done or no?, DET, Thu, 10 Jul 2003 09:24:55
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Driver's side awful passenger side just bad.
Lisle makes a socket that fits the top of the shock shaft(labelled for GM X body car shocks). So does Mac and Snap-on for more $$$. Then you can hold the nut with a combinalion wrench and spin the shaft to tighten the nut. With this socket, the job is easy.
If you can't find a socket, you can sometimes get the nut to thread onto the shaft without spinning the shaft by threading it on a few times out of the car. Then the Nylock insert gets softened up. Also, an impact wrench with a long socket can often overcome the nylock resistance.
I also am a believer in the snap the shaft removal method by pulling/pushing on a loose bottom end, very satisfying and takes 10 seconds. I get a kick out of how many site posters are reluctant to do this and end up sawing the shaft.
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Posts in this Thread:
- '87 SPG front shock replacement... easily done or no?, josho, Thu, 10 Jul 2003 08:26:06
- use cutoff wheel 4" too., JohnB, Thu, 10 Jul 2003 13:46:32
- snapping shafts works great, especially if......, JG, Thu, 10 Jul 2003 10:56:25
- Re: '87 SPG front shock replacement... easily done or no?, DET, Thu, 10 Jul 2003 09:24:55
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