Trying to get the rear shocks off, and do you think i can get the bottom nuts

 

and bolts off :mad: Yes both side are stuck tighter than a nun's **** :eek:

 

course i cant :mad: :mad:

 

Tried everything, WD40'd it to death and still the bloody thing wont undo

 

Wrecker 1 spanner already :mad: :mad: :mad:

 

Anybody got any tried and tested method apart from C4 :D

 

I dont really wanna cut through the bolts but seams to be the only option :(

 

Neil

wait untill i get honme. will pop round and rip the buggers off for you. I have the power!

What impact wrench :confused: :D :D

Only if nothing else works

Cheers mate, shock's still havn't turned up but getting the Z prepared knew i was going to have prob's with these so thought i get it started in case they do turn up today, cant see it now though.

That bottom bolt was a shit on my one, but got a nice way to get em off for ya. should be home about 5:30

heat them up with a blow torch or similar...:)

get a ring spanner on the nut and get the hammer out, worked for me :)

 

Vijay

get a ring spanner on the nut and get the hammer out, worked for me :)

 

Vijay

 

 

That's how i busted my first spanner :rolleyes:

heat them up with a blow torch or similar...:)

 

Ok this didn't work either :( . anybody know the size of the thread :cry: ? recon i'm gonna have to cut the *******s off :mad:

When i do get these off, does anybody know if their is anything worth replacing i.e. bushes and stuff??

just soak it in wd40 overnight if you can. Keep going out every hour and spraying some more. You could always buy an impact wrench that is for undoing wheel nuts. It runs off a 12v supply and you can fix sockets onto them. It really works for removing stubborn bolts. They sell them in Costco.

 

Vijay

Tried the WD40 bit, nearly used a whole can since yesturday :D

 

But alass no movement at all, starting to round the head off now :nono:

 

So this is quickly becoming my mortal enemy, i must, no i will get thoughs ****ers undone.

get a ring spanner on the nut and get the hammer out, worked for me :)

 

Vijay

 

thats what i did too!

don't whack it, keep tapping it and it will loosen............we hope.

 

Vijay

Any body in the southend/basildon area got a 12V impact wrench??? :bow:

 

Rounded off one of the bolts only slightly but enough the cause slippage when applying pressure with the BIG bar that Takemetothepub brough round tonight :shock: , to help gain the leaverage that was needed to crack the nut.

 

Big thanks to him :bow: :bow:

 

But we got one off, so now i have:

 

1 Z in the air :eek:

1 Rear Shock on and not coming off without a fight :nono:

1 rear shock banished to the rubbish pile :D

 

Need to get this done asap as i miss the smile she gives me, and dont wanna drive about in a 1.8 escort, that has no guts and a 0 - 60 time of about a week :rofl:

 

Cheers ppl

 

Neil