Robert Dean
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- Jul 13, 2015
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I picked up some new front shock absorbers for my 87 GN because i noticed one was leaking so i figured i'd change them both. The front end felt kind of bouncy so i thought it was time for some new ones anyways. The first thing I tried to do was take the top mount nut off the shock stud.........it just spun the rod of the shock around. So I figured "ok, gotta hold the stud some how and crank the nut off." I found a socket that fit real tight on the top of the stud and hammered it on, got my tools ready and thought it would break loose and away i go. Nope!!! The nut is seized on so bad that I actually twisted the top of the stud off trying to break the nut loose. Has anyone else experienced this before? How do I get the shocks out if the top nut is seized? Only thing i can think of is to heat the nut up with a torch and then try turning it out, but if I'm going to do that then why not just cut off the top of the shock stud, nut and all with the torch and be done with it. Anybody done this before or have any suggestions on how to get this done without a torch?