removing rear shocks....how to get bolts out ???

[blaze_away]

OK so my Gaz Golds need refurbing, got that planned all in it'll be about £150 for all 4 of them

So got car up and supported and started undoing the bolts on top and bottom of the offside shock.

All goes well then.....how the heck do you get the bolts out. will put pics up in a bit if that helps.

[jojackson4]

Pics did mine about 5weeks ago noprobs?

[blaze_away]

Top mounting bolt


Bottom mounting bolt

Edited by blaze_away on Saturday 11th May 20:03

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jojackson4 said:

Pics did mine about 5weeks ago noprobs?

Thanks for the reply jojackson4, how did you get them out then, did they just slide out easily ?

Did you need force to knock em out ?

If you can describe how you got them out that would really help. Mine rotate if I put a socket on them but they wont budge laterally truough the mountings holes.

[Colin RedGriff]

It might help to lift the wishbone ever so slightly to take the tension off the bolt and line up the holes on he bottom. Once you've got the bottom one out you should be able to move the top one

[cogrog]

blaze_away said:

Thanks for the reply jojackson4, how did you get them out then, did they just slide out easily ?

Did you need force to knock em out ?

If you can describe how you got them out that would really help. Mine rotate if I put a socket on them but they wont budge laterally truough the mountings holes.

Mine came out easy compliments of previously being assembled with loads of copper ease.
They should come out with a light tap use a block of wood to protect the threads.

[blaze_away]

Colin RedGriff said:

It might help to lift the wishbone ever so slightly to take the tension off the bolt and line up the holes on he bottom. Once you've got the bottom one out you should be able to move the top one

Nice tip and thanks for your ideas.............didn't work though, got a bar thru from behind in some spare mounting holes that line up perfectly wacked like hell with a hammer with nut loosely fitted on the thread, still no joy.

GREAT DESIGN, THANK YOU TVR ........

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cogrog said:

Mine came out easy compliments of previously being assembled with loads of copper ease.
They should come out with a light tap use a block of wood to protect the threads.

See last post above.....they wont budge even with a f**k**g big bash with a big hammer

Am now somewhat stumped as to what to try next.

[cogrog]

blaze_away said:

See last post above.....they wont budge even with a f**k**g big bash with a big hammer

Am now somewhat stumped as to what to try next.

Try rotating them when you wack them!

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cogrog said:

Try rotating them when you wack them!

Good idea.........tried it......still stuck

[Russell Mc]

Will they not even turn? Oh dear..

[Engineer1949]

Fine hack saw cut them out then push the bits out in a press will need all new bushes after this last resort not so unusual.



john

[blaze_away]

Yes they do turn, but looks like the tube that they go through my have corroded to the bolts preventing latral movement so looks like the 'last resort hacksaw job' is fat approaching,

Its polybushed everywhere too, it would be such a shame, and at a cost, to destroy them,

[Colin L]

When you refit use Copper Ease

While they are of Clean and paint the rear wishbones and all the chassis you can.

The design is good its the age snd probably lack of copper ease being used when they were last fitted caused your problem

Good luck with the saw your that's a pig of a job

Colin l

[fatboychim]

Keep soaking WD or penetrating oil into them, overnight if poss, then put the nut loosely on the bolt (for a larger target) and get a large pry bar in there and try to find some leverage.
Then hang on the pry bar while you rotate the bolt back and forth with a socket.
It worked for me but some took longer than others.
Tapping in both directions with a hammer may also help but as you already know there's not much swinging room. They will shift eventually
Copper ease on the bolts before refitting, but you probably don't need me to tell you that!

[jojackson4]

WD40
Lots of
Try some force on the wishbone to lock the bush then give the bolt some pain back and forth it looks like the locked on the shock iner it may shock off but you may be cutting good luck

[fatboychim]

Just a thought, have you released all the spring compression from the dampers.

[blaze_away]

Great stuff fella's thank you so much.....what a pita.

Have separated the wishbone from he hub carrier and jacked it up out of the way, loads more room to get at the bottom bolt now. I might be able to get a g clamp on it now with an oversized socket to push the bolt out into, just need to buy a suitable strong enough g clamp.

Its had WD40 for 12 plus hours now so its rotating freely just not laterally. Lump hammer is ready so I will give it some wheelie in a bit, just having a T-break, stop me smashing something in frustration.

Idea, get another bolt and make it an interference fit between the bolt end and the other mounting bracket then try to tighten the nut off the end of it against the bolt and push it out......worth a try, now just need a heft long enough nut and bolt.

[bobfather]

fatboychim said:

Just a thought, have you released all the spring compression from the dampers.

That's how I do it, run the rings down to remove the spring preload and the bolts just slide out

[blaze_away]

Spring tension was taken off right at the start, nice idea though, still don't 'slide out' though.

Finally got the bottom one out using G clamp, over-size socket and then whacking the nut end, finall it gave way, still needed repeated immense pushing force with taht setup and then hammering back in and repeat 10 times, more WD40, repeat again and then finished off by knocking it out with a pin punch and finally large srew driver and hammer on inside of the bolt head.

Now the top one..............no hope, off to buy a power hack-saw.