Cheezebandit

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2002 Firebird came from Illinois so there is some rust on a few bolts under the car

the lower shock bolts are rusted on... you try to put a ratchet on and turn .. it just turns the bolt and weird plate on the back side... what gives? any tricks for taking them off?

Homeless2bNY

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if you mean the stud inside the shock's bushings is spinning the try a good
1/2" air gun and some heat from a torch.
use bake fluid to soak it for 15mins first.

and try to fit a vise-grip on the stud to hold it in place.

eseibel67

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Yes, a good quality hammering air gun will zip it off, probably don't even need heat. Penetrating oil beforehand is a good idea.

Cheezebandit

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i hosed it down with some pb blaster ... guess i'll try it again today

BMR Sales2

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If this doesn't work use a little propane torch and heat the nut and it should come off.