front shock upper bolts
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front shock upper bolts So was attempting to remove my front shocks to replace the coil springs and can't get the bolts to break free....its actually twisting my t-bit when I put force on it...these were put in a couple years ago so they don't seem to be rusted in...any ideas/suggestions
Soak it with PB blaster overnight and hope it loosens it up. I tried this this past wkend when I replaced my shocks, but got inpatient and I ended up just cutting it since I wasn't going to use the shock anymore.
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Its not the actual shock...its the shock bearing/mount......I've only tried thedrivers side so far with the t50 bolts....those are what aren't giving at all..
As already mentioned, soak it with penetrating oil. However, you have to be careful, as the bolts are threaded into a couple of inserts that are only bonded (glued) to the rubber mounts. Too much force, and you'll twist the inserts right out of the mounts themselves.
Ah, those bolts and nuts....my passenger side was once again harder than the right. I just used a breaker bar to get them lose. But you will probably need to spray all the bolts with penetrating oil...I started off my install with doing just that so that it allowed it to soak in everywhere
