...to remove the front factory struts on a '93 without the special slotted socket? If impossible, does anyone know where I can find that @#$%ing socket? The only place I found online that had it was out of stock until September!

BTW, the shocks are the ones with the screwdriver-looking slot on top (hence the need for the tool).

 

find a friend of a friend who knows somebody whose relative works for a ford dealer

 

^^^^^^^ Sounds like a good plan. Come back next year and let us know how it worked out!

 

thats focked up!! LMAO!

use a sturdy screw driver side ways and a open ended wrench on the nut. Use plenty of pentrating oil before and do not strip the ****, I mean slot!

 

Thanks, 7upedition and 88BlueGT, that was pretty helpful...

5.0, I tried it with a pry bar and the pry bar tip snapped. I think a screwdriver would just bend.

 

yea those things are tough. find something that is sturdy enough to fit in that slot and loosen that sucka! Ive done it many times with only a couple broken screw drivers.

Good luck!

 

My bad... I didn't say it to be an a$s to you. I was saying that to 7up like... Yea it would take forever to get that to happen so come back next year cause thats how long it will take you. 7up.... your soo mean man!

Easy Turbo!

 

NP, it's just frustrating that the damn socket it's only $12, but the only place I've found it in won't have it until September.

 

try a impact gun,thats how i got mine off