im trying to install my front cornfed spacers and i cant get the back top nut of the shock off. the other 2 were a lot easier but for some reason that back nut is really tight and i cant get any tools back there to break it loose. any suggestions?????????????? :wtf: :wtf: :wtf:

 

i had the same problem when i was doing my spacer lift .... the best thing i know to recommend is spraying some liquid wrench on there, letting it sit for awhile, and then just keep trying at it with a normal wrench. on one side, i was able to push on it with my foot while i was wedged in the wheel well.

i'm sure others will have better suggestions. sometimes just taking a break and going back out and trying again works.

 

yeah, im going to try it again in the morning when im not so MAD. the back was easy....and the front would be just as easy if it wasnt for these 2 bolts. theres hardly any room to get a wrench back there.

 

i know what you mean. i skinned my knuckles badly on that part. just stick with it and i know you'll get it.

 

ratchet

 

PB blaster and a little heat (not at the same time though, don't want to start a fire!!!)

 

ok so i got those 2 bolts off...............now i cant get the bolts that are on top of the shock off!!!! i mean its really tight. the wrench keeps slipping off. anyone got any suggestions? im starting to get pissed.

 

hold the top with a vice grip or pliers and turn that in one direction ... then turn the nut with a wrench in the opposite direction. you'll have to have the pressure of the coil off of it though before you can loosen it. have you compressed the spring?

 

yes the srping is compressed.....and im doing the vise grip and wrench thing. its just so tight. i might just take it into a shop tomorrow and have them knock it loose.

 

if you have a friend nearby, you can get them to turn the wrench one way while you turn the vise grip the other direction. mine was horribly tight as well, but when i asked my brother to turn the vise grip, i was able to loosen the nut with my wrench pretty easily. then again, there's no harm in getting a shop to knock it loose for you.

 

what would a shop do different than what im doing? i hope the other isnt as tight.

 

i have no idea what a shop would do differently - you just mentioned that you might take it in to get them to break it loose for you, so i was just saying that could always be an option.

 

this sounds like a really stupid question but.....what size was your nut at the top of the shock? im using an 11/16....seems to fit good but keeps sliding off when i put a lot of pressure on it when i try to loosen it. thanks

 

oh gosh, i don't remember, i'm sorry! i am almost sure, though, that it was either a 12mm nut or a 14mm nut.

try the next size smaller ... if that fits tighter, then try that, but if the only one you can get to fit is the 11/16, and it slides off, you may have a stripped nut (in which case there's a very good reason you're having trouble loosening it - i would be too!) does it look like it might be rounded around the edges? (the nut, i mean)

 

yeah the nut is sort of rounded but not enough to make it strip like that.........i think what im doing wrong is using 11/16 instead of a millimeter wrench. ill try that tomorrow....its too late to go shopping now. tomorrow will be day 3 of this cornfed spacer installation. haha

 

don't worry about how long it takes - it took me about a week and a half to putter around and finish my revtek lift.

well ... bad thing is, if you're using the 11/16 and it's too big, you have probably rounded the nut enough that you'll need some other method of getting it off.

let me know what you find out.

 

thanks for your help man....ill let you know when i get it all on. im going to post some pics when its done.

 

well, and shoot me a PM if you think there's anything i might be able to answer for you.

also, post here when you try a metric wrench on the nut and lemme know how that works!

hang in there!

 

take lots of drugs, then try it. it calms me down but also gives me adrenaline so i can push harder.

 

lol, sounds like a good idea kford......the only thing is i work with missiles everyday and drugs and explosives dont work together to well.