Rear shock upper bolt spinning

Hello community, my rear shock is stuck and spinning with rubber at the upper bolt . I used penetrating oil and not helping . Should I use it twice . Maybe

 

Just replaced my rears. Try vise grips between the upper shock body and the upper bracket on the shaft. That worked on one of mine. No go on the second and used a cut off wheel on my pneumatic grinder.

 

Get one of these

https://www.menards.com/main/hardwa...r-2-piece/2445294/p-1444428079784-c-19360.htm

it’s by far the easiest way to get it off

 

Heat the nut with a propane torch. Grab the upper part of the shock shaft with pliers that have high gripping power (e.g. Knipex pliers wrench), then loosen the nut with another wrench.



If it doesn't budge, cut the nut with a cutoff wheel or nut splitter tool.

 

He’s right you know…..


There are 2 flats that you “can” use on the top.
But they don’t work too well once the nut and shaft are rusted.

Nut cracker is way easier.

 

The flanged nut makes the nut splitter a little more difficult to use.

 

looks like you are replacing the shocks. Just grab the shock shaft below the mount with a pair of vice grips really good and go to town. Or just chop it off with an angle grinder and cut off wheel.

 

If my memory serves me correctly, a 6mm wrench fits on the flats. A cheater bar on both wrenches to help break the rust.

-J

 

^ dis is di way

Or if you don't plan on reusing/selling just cut the shaft

 

Allen wrench won't fit in the bolt???

 

your response was very helpful I used vise grip , and even tho it took me a while to change both shocks it was awesome. But one of them was pain in the as$

 

Why waste time, I used a 4” electric grinder yesterday, took 10sec

 

Ya, I had to hold the top of the new ome shock w a 6mm as I tightened the bushing down. Idk how the girl on the YouTube Tacoma beast did it without doing that, she did say she used the stock nut. Maybe that’s how. I figured, why not use the nylon washer nut that came with it .