Removing shocks - can't seem to undo bolt!

Post by **muffins** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 2:12 am

I was just trying to remove one of my shocks today but when i was undoing the top nut, the bolt was spinning with it. How do I stop this - i couldn't see anything else spinning on the shock so i'm confused.

Post by **tas80** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 8:00 am

Should be a lflat on that top pin you can put a second spanner on to stop it spinning

Post by **toaddog** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 8:05 am

Rattle gun if you can get it on.

Post by **Jacked** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 9:33 am

hold the shocker gently with a large set of multi-grips

Post by **THICKNICK** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 4:34 pm

i use a tool for removing oil filters, clamp around the shock and away you go.

Post by **udm** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 4:59 pm

you using a rattle gun?

Post by **beinthemud** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 6:20 pm

Apprently brake fluid or was it brake cleaner works real well
Think it was brake cleaner

Post by **dogbreath_48** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 6:43 pm

beinthemud wrote:Apprently brake fluid or was it brake cleaner works real well
Think it was brake cleaner

For what? Removing shocks?

Post by **beinthemud** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 6:48 pm

Undoing stuck bolt or nut
Dont laugh till you try it

Post by **skips_BIGRED** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 7:22 am

udm wrote:you using a rattle gun?

i had the same problem last weekend, used the rattle gun out of desperation.. it worked a treat.

Post by **BundyRumandCoke** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 8:33 am

And if you dont have a rattle gun, try these

As mentioned before, a spanner on the 2 flats at the top of the pin, or somehow hold the stonesshield, or if the pin is spinning inside the stoneshield- as I have had happen- pull the bottom of the shock from its mount and push or pull it sideways applying a lateral jamming force on the top shockmounts, which hopefully will be enough to stop the shaft spinning while you undo the nut.

Post by **highwaychook** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 8:51 am

Break it off

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Nah as said use a spanner on the flat. Clean the thread too if need be and apply some lube...

Post by **jessie928** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 9:48 am

muffins wrote:I was just trying to remove one of my shocks today but when i was undoing the top nut, the bolt was spinning with it. How do I stop this - i couldn't see anything else spinning on the shock so i'm confused.

what truck?
which shock front or back?
its amazing all the replies without knowing if its a pin or eye etc or what truck its from.

Jes

Post by **Sixty's Guy** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 9:54 am

jessie928 wrote:
muffins wrote:I was just trying to remove one of my shocks today but when i was undoing the top nut, the bolt was spinning with it. How do I stop this - i couldn't see anything else spinning on the shock so i'm confused.
what truck?
which shock front or back?
its amazing all the replies without knowing if its a pin or eye etc or what truck its from.

Jes

That would a pin on top of the shock. Anyone who has removed one of these shocks would know what Muffins is talking about.

BTW, shifter on the flat......

Post by **Ruffy** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 10:19 am

dogbreath_48 wrote:
beinthemud wrote:Apprently brake fluid or was it brake cleaner works real well
Think it was brake cleaner
For what? Removing shocks?

Yes... if you tip enough of it on they come out!

Sorry..

Shifter on the flat or hold shocker body...

Post by **jessie928** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 11:12 am

Sixty's Guy wrote:
jessie928 wrote:
muffins wrote:I was just trying to remove one of my shocks today but when i was undoing the top nut, the bolt was spinning with it. How do I stop this - i couldn't see anything else spinning on the shock so i'm confused.
what truck?
which shock front or back?
its amazing all the replies without knowing if its a pin or eye etc or what truck its from.

Jes
That would a pin on top of the shock. Anyone who has removed one of these shocks would know what Muffins is talking about.

BTW, shifter on the flat......

ive probably removed more shock absorbers than you have seen

this is what he quotes in his statement
"i couldn't see anything else spinning on the shock so i'm confused"

Post by **Sixty's Guy** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 11:26 am

jessie928 wrote:[ive probably removed more shock absorbers than you have seen

Awesome

Post by **highwaychook** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 2:43 pm

Sixty's Guy wrote:
jessie928 wrote:[ive probably removed more shock absorbers than you have seen
Awesome

but I doubt that Jesse

Post by **BundyRumandCoke** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 3:38 pm

[quote="jessie928"][quote="Sixty's Guy"][quote="jessie928"][quote="muffins"]I was just trying to remove one of my shocks today but when i was undoing the top nut, the bolt was spinning with it. How do I stop this - i couldn't see anything else spinning on the shock so i'm confused.[/quote]

what truck?
which shock front or back?
its amazing all the replies without knowing if its a pin or eye etc or what truck its from.

Jes[/quote]

That would a pin on top of the shock. Anyone who has removed one of these shocks would know what Muffins is talking about.

BTW, shifter on the flat......[/quote]

ive probably removed more shock absorbers than you have seen

this is what he quotes in his statement
"i couldn't see anything else spinning on the shock so i'm confused"[/quote]

And thats what had me thinking the stone shield has come loose from the shaft, allowing the shaft to spin even when holding the shield.

Post by **mudmacaca** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 4:52 pm

If you replacing them how about a cold chisel or grinder
I prefer brute force

Post by **Tiny** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 5:13 pm

sorry Jesse, but the OPs post, probably unintentionally, leads one to beleive that the shock in question is in fact a pin arrangement.

Maybe re read the OP

to answer the OPs question, try some bolt off or other releasing agent on the bold (pin) and allow to sit, then use a shifter on the flats on top of the pin to hold the shock while you loosen the the bolt. Once you have a couple of turns on it you should be able to hold the body \ stone gaurd if fitted if it still tight, otherwise you may have ter persaver with the flats and the shifter

Post by **mike_nofx** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 7:12 pm

jessie928 wrote:
muffins wrote:I was just trying to remove one of my shocks today but when i was undoing the top nut, the bolt was spinning with it. How do I stop this - i couldn't see anything else spinning on the shock so i'm confused.
what truck?
which shock front or back?
its amazing all the replies without knowing if its a pin or eye etc or what truck its from.

Jes

If it were an eye, and the whole 'bolt' was spinning, I think he'd have other problems to worry about!

You would be surprised by how many people have trouble with the pin spinning... nobody ever notices the flats on the end!

Post by **beinthemud** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 7:16 pm

mike_nofx wrote:
jessie928 wrote:
muffins wrote:I was just trying to remove one of my shocks today but when i was undoing the top nut, the bolt was spinning with it. How do I stop this - i couldn't see anything else spinning on the shock so i'm confused.
what truck?
which shock front or back?
its amazing all the replies without knowing if its a pin or eye etc or what truck its from.

Jes
If it were an eye, and the whole 'bolt' was spinning, I think he'd have other problems to worry about!

You would be surprised by how many people have trouble with the pin spinning... nobody ever notices the flats on the end!

DOH

Post by **pinkfloyddsotm** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 10:53 pm

9" grinder solves all my problems.

Post by **PJ.zook** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 11:12 pm

beinthemud wrote:Apprently brake fluid or was it brake cleaner works real well
Think it was brake cleaner

Or you could just pour some salt water onto the nut and wait a few years, it would rust itself off!

Post by **jessie928** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 8:55 am

PJ.zook wrote:
beinthemud wrote:Apprently brake fluid or was it brake cleaner works real well
Think it was brake cleaner
Or you could just pour some salt water onto the nut and wait a few years, it would rust itself off!

ehehehehe x2

Post by **toaddog** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 10:06 am

Have you got it off yet?

Post by **muffins** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 12:07 am

Haha, sorry, yes I did finally get it off!!! Thanks to everyone for replying with ideas!. In the end, there was no pin or anything which was weird. Bilstein shocks too - maybe this is a common thing for bilsteins? Anyway, what I ended up doing was using multigrips to grip the thread from the top while turning the nut underneath. Then, when i ran out of room to grip, i had to swap to pliers from below the nut. Worked eventually. Was slow, and my hands were sore for days after!

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