If you're certain that you're not reusing the shocks, you could try clamping
a pair of Vice-Grips to the shaft (lots of tensions and use the actual VG
brand), then you can really wail away on the nut with a box-end wrench.  You
don't need to hold the VG, as they'll swing around and lodge up against
something, then do their job.

Karl Wolz

|-----Original Message-----
|From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
|Peter Lapp
|Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 10:15 AM
|To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
|Subject: Re: Shocks again
|
|Yeah, those covers are definitely gone. Although, they really don't look
|corroded at all. I don't see any rust on them. I can't find where the hell
|I
|put my hacksaw(Just moved to a new house), but I'll see if I can find it.
|Otherwise, I may just make a quick run to northern tool and get one, or
|even
|a nut splitter.
|Thanks for the help.
|
|
|
|On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 10:43 AM, Frank Condelli <RAlanen@aol.com> wrote:
|
|>        If your replacing the shocks, just cut the nut off, hacksaw if
|> that's all you have will work fine !  PUT ANTISIEZE on the new install !
|>  There is supposed to be a plastic cap thingy there to cover the nut and
|> threaded end to keep corrosion at bay.  Probably long gone.
|>
|>
|> On 2011-01-02, at 9:00 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:
|>
|> > I sent out a message on the list a few weeks ago about installing the
|> front
|> > shocks. I decided to try and put my hand to it today and ran into a
|road
|> > block. The nut at the top of the shock shaft will not come off. The
|whole
|> > shaft turns when you try to turn the nut. I've dowsed it with liquid
|> wrench,
|> > tried vice grips, etc, but no luck. Unfortunately, I don't have any
|heat
|> to
|> > apply to it. Any ideas?
|>
|>
|>
|>        Please note that I will be away from my business travelling from
|> December 06 until April 30, 2011.  Parts orders will be processed
|although
|> not as quickly as usual.  I will always be available for contact by E-
|mail.
|>  If you phone your call will be addressed by Greg T. Brown here and he
|will
|> either call you back or advise you to contact me directly by E-mail.
|Details
|> of this adventure are on our Travel Blog:
|> http://frankcondelli.com/travels/
|>
|> Cheers & Happy New Year !
|>
|> Frank Condelli
|> Almonte, Ontario, Canada
|> '87 Westy & Lionel Trains (Collection for sale)
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|>