Rear Shocks question

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WE GOT IT




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cris Carpenter" <housecall55@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2007 6:55 AM
Subject: Re: Rear Shocks question


> We used to get the bolts to loosen up in the sleeves by heating them up 
> real hot with an acetylene torch (you can only heat the exposed ends so it 
> takes a while before the heat gets inside the sleeve), and then rattling 
> them out with an air chisel. The idea is to get the rust holding the bolt 
> to the sleeve so hot that it disintegrates, but that technique requires 
> those tools. Another alternative is to bend the tangs of the lower 
> supports out to allow some access and cutting the bolt off both sides with 
> a metal cutting sawzall.
>
>  Cris
>
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> Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2007 02:15:57 +0000
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> O.K.....so I got me some KYB Gas-A-just shocks for the rear and started
> on the Passenger side.  I was amazed at how easy it was to replace.
>  I'd say it took me 30-40 minutes to replace.  I know that's probably
> slow.
>
> Now I tackle the Driver side............4 hrs later and I still haven't
> gotten the old sachs shock off.  The issue I'm having is that I was
> able to remove the nut, but the bolt won't budge..........any ideas????
>  I was thinking about using a dremel and cut off wheels and cut the the
> bottom half of the cylinder with the bolt thru it and then cut the bolt
> in half and replace.
>
> What have others done??
>
> Karl
>
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