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Replacement shock project
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<blockquote data-quote="Igor Smetaniuk" data-source="post: 1019277" data-attributes="member: 69592"><p>Hell with the wrenches, rusty boltheads and nuts you can't see nor hardly get onto. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I too remove the spare for some wiggle room and set up a box fan to move some air in case of lingering gas fumes near the area of the shocks. Then, I unbolt the bottom of the shock so I can move it around on a slight angle. I cut the shock off at the neck just below the mounting ear with a 1/16 inch Metal cut-off disc on my 4 1/2# grinder. Then use a heavier disc to grind the bolt head down to the ear. Ear drops down, bolts pop upover mount and I'm ready to install both new shocks within 10 minutes time. No Problem! Trying to take them off with wrenches has putboils on my ass over the many years and I finally found the ultimate surefire solution.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Igor Smetaniuk, post: 1019277, member: 69592"] Hell with the wrenches, rusty boltheads and nuts you can't see nor hardly get onto. I too remove the spare for some wiggle room and set up a box fan to move some air in case of lingering gas fumes near the area of the shocks. Then, I unbolt the bottom of the shock so I can move it around on a slight angle. I cut the shock off at the neck just below the mounting ear with a 1/16 inch Metal cut-off disc on my 4 1/2# grinder. Then use a heavier disc to grind the bolt head down to the ear. Ear drops down, bolts pop upover mount and I'm ready to install both new shocks within 10 minutes time. No Problem! Trying to take them off with wrenches has putboils on my ass over the many years and I finally found the ultimate surefire solution. [/QUOTE]
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