This one is just 2 flats (like they smashed the stud to get them),
so no regular socket fits it. And all 5 of my vice grips wouldn't
catch properly (either too big of a curve, or wouldn't fit in the
space).
According to a service guy i talked to today, the manufacturers
stopped using those years ago in favor of hex shaped studs (like
yours). He also said he hasn't seen the tool at regular shops in a
while, either. Had to get his tool from snap on.
I wish the replacement shocks had a hex: i would have just split
the nut to get the old ones out.
Anyway, I just decided to let them change them (it's pretty
cheap). I just don't have time to wait for an online tool order to
get here, and i don't want to mangle the new ones to get them in
there.
Thanks for the tip: that's a good way to do it for the other kind.
Eric
> If it's anything like a Neon (and it looks like it), just buy a
> big enough 1/2" drive deep well socket to fit the nut, then use a
> grinder to grind some wrench flats on the side of the socket
> body. Then you put the socket that fits the top of the shaft of
> the shock on, then you slide the big socket over the top of that,
> and slide a proper extension through the hole in the large
> socket. Then you use the inner socket to keep the shaft from
> spinning while using your freshly ground wrench flats to turn the
> socket and thus the nut. Works removing and installing.
>
> MattB
> Eric wrote:
> > 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.
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