Rear Shocks question

[rocco16 at sbcglobal.net (LEF)]

I've yet to see a frozen bolt that heat, time, patience, perseverance, and 
good penetrating oil (NOT WD-40) won't take care of.

larry
sandiego16v


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter" <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'Cris Carpenter'" <housecall55@xxxxxxxxx>; <scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2007 8:20 AM
Subject: RE: Rear Shocks question


> -----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
>
>
>
>
>  Message: 12
> Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2007 02:15:57 +0000
> From: silvius14@xxxxxxxxxxx
> 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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