Are the front shocks a 2 man job? Special tools needed?
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did any one suggest putting a deep well socket, swivel joint, extention, extension, extension ratchet on it from the top? and use channel locks, or vice grips to hold theshock boot? put the channel locks on the shock boot from the right side(hold it in your right hand) and let the force of you turning the ratchet kind of pin the channel locks against the shock tower....
There is a master cylinder above the bolt.
Otherwise, the dremel would have been able to get at it,
and this thread would not exist.
Regardless, your suggestion is really no different that using a wrench,
which I did for several hours.
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Just cut straight across the nut, including the stud using your dremel. If you're still using the ****ty small cutoff wheels grab some of the larger fiber reinforced ones. It may take as much as 5 minutes of continuous cutting to get through it, and possible multiple cutoff disks but you should be able to. Take a hammer and a chisel to it after that and you should be able to break the pieces of nut off. Don't be afraid of the sparks, and try not to twist the wheel when its in deeper cuts to avoid shattering it but its not a big deal if you blow through a few of them.
I can understand your desire to be fully walked through everything as I'm very knew to wrenching myself. Common sense, plus everyone's advice means you're going to need to brutalize the thing to get it off, don't be afraid to.
I can understand your desire to be fully walked through everything as I'm very knew to wrenching myself. Common sense, plus everyone's advice means you're going to need to brutalize the thing to get it off, don't be afraid to.
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Sheesh. I see why people were giving you s*** now in your valve cover gasket thread. At least you were able to get that job done though, which is harder than shock replacement if you ask me.
Did you try the grinder/cutoff wheeel from underneath yet? You apparently have made zero progress at this point so just put your airbox back on, drive to the store and get some damn tools. There are MANY great suggestions earlier in the thread that you still haven't tried. Go drive and buy some tools with that lawyer/politician money that you got.
Did you try the grinder/cutoff wheeel from underneath yet? You apparently have made zero progress at this point so just put your airbox back on, drive to the store and get some damn tools. There are MANY great suggestions earlier in the thread that you still haven't tried. Go drive and buy some tools with that lawyer/politician money that you got.
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I also meant to ask about the cutting wheels that dremels come with. My dremel is a $25 budget quality. Master Mechanic. I felt the cutting wheels sucked, and it took forever just to even make the small cuts I did manage to make. There is no way they were going to cut through the thick washer underneat the bolt.
Are dremel cutting wheels all the same quality, or are you supposed to buy better quality cutting wheels separately, and throw the free ones in the garbage? If they vary in quality, this may explain why my dremel with freebie cutting wheels made almost no impact on the bolt or washer. In this case, it didn't matter, since I really could not get the right angle with a basic straight dremel, but it would be good to know for future situations.
Are dremel cutting wheels all the same quality, or are you supposed to buy better quality cutting wheels separately, and throw the free ones in the garbage? If they vary in quality, this may explain why my dremel with freebie cutting wheels made almost no impact on the bolt or washer. In this case, it didn't matter, since I really could not get the right angle with a basic straight dremel, but it would be good to know for future situations.