cant remove the front shock

[1971ford]

yeah ill get one. i know of a few things i can use it on allready. like the spare-mounting bolt. the big long one. its stripped and stuff and wont come out.

[wildcard]

I had to remove all my bed bolts recently and some of the shoulders were rounded off and I couldn't get anything on the domed heads. A grinder with cutting a disc got up inside the frame and cut them in no time. I tried to get one from the top and accidently let it get into the bed. So now I have a 1 inch cut to get repaired in an otherwise solid bed.

[LOWERED 69]

If you have a propane torch you could try heating it up the best you can and let it cool. The heat will expand the metal and break any corrosion in the threads.

[Wes]

On rusted shocks that are going to the scrap pile. I put a deep socket on rod nut then the longest extension I can fit, to use as lever and work it back and forth till the rod breaks.

[1971ford]

On rusted shocks that are going to the scrap pile. I put a deep socket on rod nut then the longest extension I can fit, to use as lever and work it back and forth till the rod breaks.

oooooooo i shall give that a try

[binder56jd]

as stated above right angle grinder

or

the liquid wrench--better known as the oxy/acetylene cutting torch

[mk]

Last time I changed front shocks on a bump I used two visegrips at the top of the rod, under the spring mount. They had just enough grip to allow me to break the nuts loose. Suspension rust isn't a real big issue here though. A little bit of weasel whiz and a breaker bar are usually good enough.

mike

[binder56jd]

hey is that weasel whiz from the same outfit what makes panther p i s s ???

[mk]

aye



mike