removing upper shock nut on 99 Dak 2wd

From: Eric (huffy340@gmail.com)
Date: Sat Jul 11 2009 - 17:51:09 EDT


So, is the upper shock stud tool needed ?

Here's an example:

http://media.popularmechanics.com/images/tb_lg_tb_9912AUSMC.jpg

I have so far not been able to get the shock nut off w/o this
tool. I tried vice grips, etc, but can't get them to stay, partly
because of not having enough space.

There isn't a rust issue or anything like that.

Either i am being a doofus or this is actually harder than it
should be.

No one here has it, and the store guys say "just grab the shaft
below the mount". But there is no way to get anything to the shaft
since it is buried in the coil spring up in the control arm "dome".

And i don't want to do that to the new one, anyway.

Thanks,
eric



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