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Tom bailey
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rear shock help

Post by Tom bailey » 18 Oct 2009 08:38 pm

I was trying to remove my rear oil shock to replace them with gas however i cannot remove the bottom nut due to the lower half of the shock rotating with it and i can't fit any tool around the shock without it slipping.any ideas how to get it off?

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Re: rear shock help

Post by kaos » 18 Oct 2009 08:42 pm

Hold on to it and lock a spanner in and turn by hand, thats how i managed mine,

Its more fun trying to put it back together,
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Post by pyro » 18 Oct 2009 09:21 pm

heyhey
when i didn mine i just used my hands and it was easy enough to come on/off
failing that use a belt wrench or chain wrench thingy, the one used to take off oil filters etc

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Re: rear shock help

Post by SteveP » 19 Oct 2009 08:51 am

Use a reaaaally small spanner on the inside of the car where it comes through the turret, something silly like 4mm
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Post by classicswede » 19 Oct 2009 02:30 pm

As the old shock is scrap you can use pipe grips to hold it. If that does not work take the grinder to it and lop it off.
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Post by volvodspec » 19 Oct 2009 06:55 pm

this can be a big bitch if you want to re-use the shocks, otherwise > dai's solution.
on the 360GLT HOR from Jeroen he wanted to swap the rear red koni's to his new car, had to break all 4 m10 bolts holding the rear axle to free the shock mounting plate, because the nuts on the shock itself wouldn't loosen themself under the car, even with some heavy tools :P

SteveP wrote:Use a reaaaally small spanner on the inside of the car where it comes through the turret, something silly like 4mm
and how does that help? :lol:

the top of the shock wich is connected to the cylinder wil rotate freely in the cylinder housing wich is mounted underneath :wink:

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Post by classicswede » 19 Oct 2009 09:36 pm

Other thing to do is the basic soaking with plug gas for a few days. If you have a impact gun they will often get it shifted but dont use one if you wnat to reuse the shock
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Re: rear shock help

Post by SteveP » 20 Oct 2009 09:21 am

volvodspec wrote:
SteveP wrote:Use a reaaaally small spanner on the inside of the car where it comes through the turret, something silly like 4mm
and how does that help? :lol:

the top of the shock wich is connected to the cylinder wil rotate freely in the cylinder housing wich is mounted underneath :wink:
Oops.. come to think of it, I reckon I must've done this on the top mountings :lol: :oops:
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Re: rear shock help

Post by Tom bailey » 20 Oct 2009 09:16 pm

There off now and the underside thread was so badly rusted and stiff i just put force on spanner and the thread snapped off and the shock just came off after top was undone.

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