Rear Shocks question

[peter at thescirocco.com (Peter)]

-----Original Message-----
From: Cris Carpenter 

We used to get the bolts to loosen up in the sleeves by heating them up real
hot with an acetylene torch (you can only heat the exposed ends so it takes
a while before the heat gets inside the sleeve), and then rattling them out
with an air chisel. The idea is to get the rust holding the bolt to the
sleeve so hot that it disintegrates, but that technique requires those
tools. Another alternative is to bend the tangs of the lower supports out to
allow some access and cutting the bolt off both sides with a metal cutting
sawzall.
   
  Cris


Just a heads up...

You have to be really careful torching gas charged shocks, because they can
explode.
If they're Mk.1 factory shocks, then they're hydraulic shocks, so it should
be okay.

I usually try using a MAP gas torch, but I cut the round bottom shock mount
off first to remove the shock, before I torch the rubber away, to expose the
sleeve, so I don't have to worry about an explosion, and to help heat up the
sleeve. 
3 out of 4 times, I usually end up having to cut the sleeve off anyway, and
this is after getting them cherry red, and spraying WD-40, or water on it,
to help cool them off.

Having the bolt seize up in the sleeve, is really common around here(east
coast), and I always use anti-seize on the bolts, so it doesn't happen
again.

Peter



   
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Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2007 02:15:57 +0000
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Subject: Rear Shocks question
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O.K.....so I got me some KYB Gas-A-just shocks for the rear and started on
the Passenger side.  I was amazed at how easy it was to replace.
  I'd say it took me 30-40 minutes to replace.  I know that's probably slow.

Now I tackle the Driver side............4 hrs later and I still haven't
gotten the old sachs shock off.  The issue I'm having is that I was able to
remove the nut, but the bolt won't budge..........any ideas????
  I was thinking about using a dremel and cut off wheels and cut the the
bottom half of the cylinder with the bolt thru it and then cut the bolt in
half and replace.

What have others done??

Karl

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