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I'm in the process of putting new suspension under my GQ and removing the front shocks is proving to be a hassle.

The nut on the pin of the old shocks simply won't budge no matter what I do. I tried using an 8mm spanner to hold the shock in place while I try and undo the 19mm nut but it simply results in a broken 8mm spanner...

Any thing obvious I've missed? I've swapped pin ended shocks in other vehicles before and never had a problem. Even a liberal application of WD40 had no effect.

I used a set of vice grips to hold the shock and stop it from twisting, i used them on the weld near the top of the shock so you don't crush the shock, or if your not planning on keeping the old shock, one of mates actually puched a hole in the upper part of the old shock with a screwdriver to stop it from twisting.

Yeah I had thought of holing them with a screwdriver, they're just going to go in the bin anyway...

I think the vice grips are still probably my best bet.

yeah i used vice grips last time on one side and the screwdriver trick on the other.

A big set of multi grips should hold the shock body whilst you undo it, although you will wreck the dhocker doing it. Some shocks (inc Nissan genuine) have flats just near the pin which you can put a 19mm spanner on.

If all else fails you could allways gas axe them off. I had to do it a while ago with a set of nitro charges that would not come loose no matter what we tryed. But the gas axe worked well and took about 5 min to all four bolts

I used a 4" grinder to remove them. The pricks just would not budge and from memory the flat bit on the end sheared off.

nalucas wrote:I used a 4" grinder to remove them. The pricks just would not budge and from memory the flat bit on the end sheared off.

Yeah the flat bit on the end is now nice and round...

Thanks everyone for the advice, I'll get 'em out one way or another.