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Date:         Mon, 3 Oct 2005 09:16:26 -0500
Reply-To:     Stan Wilder <wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Hacksaw to remove upper nut for front shock?
Comments: To: phil cain <bearsvw2000@YAHOO.COM>
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You can also take a 4" grinder and grind half the nut off from one side.
That normally works with a few whacks on a cold chisel.
In some cases you can get a pair of vise grips between the springs and lock
the shaft that turns.
Stan Wilder
Engine Ceramics
214-352-4931
www.engineceramics.com




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From: "phil cain" <bearsvw2000@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2005 10:03 PM
Subject: Re: Hacksaw to remove upper nut for front shock?




> Why not take a cutting torch to that stubborn nut and
> see how fast it jumps off of the stud. Phil, From the
> school of , "Get A Bigger Hammer"
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