Simple Rear shock/strut question
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Simple Rear shock/strut question
Ok I am going to sounds like a fool, but here it goes..
'97 f150 rear shocks
The top nut when I am trying to loosen it, it just moves the entire assembly that goes into the shock. I would guess that if I had an air ratchet this would not be a problem. How do you guys remove the upper nut? I was going to try vice grips but thought there might be a better way?
And feel free to make fun of me I'd just like to get some new shocks on my rig.
'97 f150 rear shocks
The top nut when I am trying to loosen it, it just moves the entire assembly that goes into the shock. I would guess that if I had an air ratchet this would not be a problem. How do you guys remove the upper nut? I was going to try vice grips but thought there might be a better way?
And feel free to make fun of me I'd just like to get some new shocks on my rig.
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If you were going to reuse them, the top of the threaded shaft usually has two flat sides which you can hold with a wrench while using another wrench to remove the nut. A real pain in the you know where to do, but it can be done. Sometimes just loosening them a bit like this is enough and you won't need to hold it to remove the nut the rest of the way.
