Bloody shocks :(

[superted666]

RIght i tried and tried and tried again last night to fit my new shocks and springs onto my RT, THe thing is i had the bonnet up and the alan key was into the top bolt on the shock and we had a spanner around the nut but as much as we tried they wouldnt come loose, 2 fairly strong lads giving it a go with extra leverage and didnt shift at all!!



Anything im doing wrong or has any one else had these probs?

Cheers


Edd

 

[fastwunz]

Spray some of that stuff that loosens nut and bolts on- leavefor five mins and then give it a go - usually does the trick!

 

[superted666]

done that over about 2 days still no luck

 

[cliosportcraig]

They are done up quite tight !! Just give it a lot of leverage, get a short scaffold pole

 

[fastwunz]

Erm - well, can you get a socket on the nut and bolt?

 

[cliosportcraig]

Socket doesnt work as you need to counter-turn the allen key, either get some oxy-accelatelene (sp) or shock it (eg bang the spanner with a big mallet !! thats if the scaffold pole doesnt work

 

[superted666]

i can but if i do that i cant get the allen key in because the socket covers it

I dont have to loosen below or anything first do i?

fricken reno!!!

 

[fastwunz]

Doesnt matter which end you loosen first - so long as one goes the other should follow suit eventually!

 

[jimmy_mac]

^^^^^ fastwunz sounds about right to me

 

[fastwunz]

There really isnt much you can do except to keep trying - the short scaffold pole idea genuinly sounds like a good one. or the hammer idea - although, make sure your tools are stong enough to take the counter strain otherwise you may bend em!

 

[Essex_Lad]

looks like u need to go to a garage mate, where bouts u from?

 

[Infinicar]

These are best undone with a curved ring spanner and allen bit in a 3/8 drive socket. Be careful not to round the allen head off.

Failing that - impact wrenchs with a 21mm socket usually remove the nylock nuts without spinning the strut...

A little heat will help too, only a little mind. DO NOT reuse the nylock nut....

Paul

 

[Smokey]

Like paul said, i used a Spark plug socket with a spanner and an allen key to get mine off!

 

[BenR]

Air get is off all the time.

The allen key tends to strip quite easily so count yourself lucky that it hasnt already.

Dog leg spanner and allen bit in a short breaker bar works fine though.

 

[fastwunz]

i think superted has flown off with spotty!! or was it dotty? cant remember

 

[superted666]

LOL,

yea first allan key stripped then stripped a spanner.

Thats how hard we were trying!!!!

Getting annoyed with reno considering selling so ive put them on hold for now

 

[Red Valver]

if you dont want the shocks then put some mole grips round the shock shaft and get a mate to hold that whilst you undo the nut at the top.

 

[JAY172]

get a nice local garage to just crack them off with a air gun.

 

[MaLicE]

lol my mum held the allen key on mine while i turned the spanner

oh its called a swan neck spanner not a dog leg

 

[BenR]

Always called it that and i wont change now.

Dont make me point out your retarded mistakes