I have used vise-grips on the shaft to hold it from turning, or the nifty
little hollow-socket tool from Lisle. On my crecab, neither would work from
the rust, so I had to sawzall the top of the shock off! The procedure is at

http://volksweb.relitech.com/frshocks.htm

TomC
tcarrington@relitech.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Young [mailto:tomyoung1@HOME.COM]
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 10:54 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Removing Front Shocks Question

Hi all:

Since I replace the front shocks on my '81 Vanagon only 10-12 years
ago you'd think I'd know the answer to this question, wouldn't you?

I'm trying to remove the top nut, but the whole assembly (nut and
threaded portion of shock) is turning.  I don't think it's corrosion -
everything looks clean and bright - but simply "sticktion" between the
parts.  There's a small unthreaded portion of the shock above the
threaded part, but I've not had any success clamping on to this to
prevent the assembly from turning.

Any hints on how this is done?

TIA.
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Tom Young                      tomyoung1@home.com
Lafayette, CA 94549        '81 Vanagon
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