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Old 05-09-2007, 06:43 PM
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I cant get my rear shocks off from the top. I cant seem to get a vice grips to hold back the fricken shaft from spinning with the wrench any ideas??
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Old 05-09-2007, 07:37 PM
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bump i cant figure this out for the life of me!
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Old 05-10-2007, 12:37 AM
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I haven't seen a factory shock on the mustang but on my crown vic i cut the outer part of the shock with tin snips then I had room to lock my vise grips on the shaft.
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Old 05-10-2007, 12:39 AM
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spray some wd40 on the nut. Mine came off easy.
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Old 05-10-2007, 12:40 AM
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now that i think about it it should have a slit to place a flat head so you can spin it with a wrench.
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Old 05-10-2007, 12:44 AM
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the vice grips and wrench is how i got mine off....but i did spray it with 1st aid rust penetrant
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Old 05-10-2007, 12:47 AM
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Use an impact wrench on it, you won't even have to hold anything, just the trigger
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Old 05-10-2007, 05:14 PM
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I was able to get them off with a ratchet with someone holding the bottom under the car. I had to use an impact to get the new ones snug enough.
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