If your replacing the shocks, just cut the nut off, hacksaw if that's all you have will work fine ! PUT ANTISIEZE on the new install ! There is supposed to be a plastic cap thingy there to cover the nut and threaded end to keep corrosion at bay. Probably long gone.
On 2011-01-02, at 9:00 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote: > I sent out a message on the list a few weeks ago about installing the front > shocks. I decided to try and put my hand to it today and ran into a road > block. The nut at the top of the shock shaft will not come off. The whole > shaft turns when you try to turn the nut. I've dowsed it with liquid wrench, > tried vice grips, etc, but no luck. Unfortunately, I don't have any heat to > apply to it. Any ideas?
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