I have used vise-grips on the shaft to hold it from turning, or the nifty little hollow-socket tool from Lisle. On my crecab, neither would work from the rust, so I had to sawzall the top of the shock off! The procedure is at http://volksweb.relitech.com/frshocks.htm TomC tcarrington@relitech.com -----Original Message----- From: Tom Young [mailto:tomyoung1@HOME.COM] Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 10:54 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Removing Front Shocks Question
Hi all: Since I replace the front shocks on my '81 Vanagon only 10-12 years ago you'd think I'd know the answer to this question, wouldn't you? I'm trying to remove the top nut, but the whole assembly (nut and threaded portion of shock) is turning. I don't think it's corrosion - everything looks clean and bright - but simply "sticktion" between the parts. There's a small unthreaded portion of the shock above the threaded part, but I've not had any success clamping on to this to prevent the assembly from turning. Any hints on how this is done? TIA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Tom Young tomyoung1@home.com Lafayette, CA 94549 '81 Vanagon ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- |
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