Do I need new front shock mounts?
03-12-2007, 03:37 PM
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Do I need new front shock mounts? I'm in the middle of a front spring swap and I think I need new front shock assemblies. The bolt was extremely rusted, as expected, so I cut them both of, but the assembly still would not come off the top of the shock. Pepboys said they couldn;t fix it, so I took it to a local mechanic who could only get them apart by completely ripping the metal piece out of the middle of the rubber. They other one it still on the shock. New assemblies are $85 bucks A PIECE!!!!!!!! Do I have to suck it up and buy new ones, or can I salvage these things somehow?
03-12-2007, 05:32 PM
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i sawed my shafts off the shocks when i did mine this weekend and had the same issue. i just took a drill to the shaft that was still frozen inside the mount. once i drilled a decent amount of it out, i was able to pop it out with a screwdriver and a hammer. just make sure you don't damage the walls of the mount.
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Originally Posted by iamsickofitall
i sawed my shafts off the shocks when i did mine this weekend and had the same issue. i just took a drill to the shaft that was still frozen inside the mount. once i drilled a decent amount of it out, i was able to pop it out with a screwdriver and a hammer. just make sure you don't damage the walls of the mount.
