Lift Kit Shock Absorbers RESCUE PLEASE!!!
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Yup that's exactly how it happened. So word of advice for everyone... invest in a handy pipe wrench! Its really a shame that the dis-assembled shock cannot be repaired. (Add new fluid then seal it back up. But its a lesson well learned.
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Did you soak it with PB BLASTER to help loosen things up prior to jumping on it full blast?
I have learned to spray it good a few times for a few days when fasteners have been undisturbed for a long period of time. It helps out a lot when disassembling major items.
Also use as long a lever arm as possible and use slow steady force. Also a slight tightening movement prior to loosening will break the torque and allow for much easier disassembly with less likelihood of breaking things.
SLOW AND STEADY IS THE WAY TO GO WITH THESE OLDER BEASTS.
I have learned to spray it good a few times for a few days when fasteners have been undisturbed for a long period of time. It helps out a lot when disassembling major items.
Also use as long a lever arm as possible and use slow steady force. Also a slight tightening movement prior to loosening will break the torque and allow for much easier disassembly with less likelihood of breaking things.
SLOW AND STEADY IS THE WAY TO GO WITH THESE OLDER BEASTS.
#25
In replacing mine, I used a 1/4" Drive ratchet with special socket from Advance Auto for the top of the shock and a spanner for the nut. Once it was broken loose I was able to hold the shock while I ratcheted it the rest of the way off.
I have also used vice-grips to hold the top of the shock, and channel lock pliers. I have found it easier to grip up there than to try to hold the shock body itself.
Just my $0.02
I have also used vice-grips to hold the top of the shock, and channel lock pliers. I have found it easier to grip up there than to try to hold the shock body itself.
Just my $0.02
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In replacing mine, I used a 1/4" Drive ratchet with special socket from Advance Auto for the top of the shock and a spanner for the nut. Once it was broken loose I was able to hold the shock while I ratcheted it the rest of the way off.
I have also used vice-grips to hold the top of the shock, and channel lock pliers. I have found it easier to grip up there than to try to hold the shock body itself.
Just my $0.02
I have also used vice-grips to hold the top of the shock, and channel lock pliers. I have found it easier to grip up there than to try to hold the shock body itself.
Just my $0.02
Ive been here long enough and its about time i contributed something the the forum.
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If you use an impact wrench you can just hold the damper body with your hand or a little pressure with your fingers between the spring coils. The impact will knock the nut loose without transfering a lot of torque to the shaft. It works great for assembling stuff that wants to spin on you too, but for assembly you need something to guage the torque -- like a torque limiting extension (torque stick).
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Look at the corrosion on the threads in your picture. That greatly increases the force required to break the existing torque of the mated fasteners.
The corrosion actually forms a molecular bond between those two metal surfaces greatly increasing the physical bond. Left together long enough, you get molecular migration where the two original surfaces are no longer separate surfaces but have become one.
Using a penetrating oil or chemical penetrant such as PB Blaster relaxes this molecular bond and greatly reduces the force required to break the torque and reduces damage and stripping of fasteners........
The corrosion actually forms a molecular bond between those two metal surfaces greatly increasing the physical bond. Left together long enough, you get molecular migration where the two original surfaces are no longer separate surfaces but have become one.
Using a penetrating oil or chemical penetrant such as PB Blaster relaxes this molecular bond and greatly reduces the force required to break the torque and reduces damage and stripping of fasteners........