help with removing front shock top nut (Koni) |
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help with removing front shock top nut (Koni) |
Stltri |
Sep 15 2020, 04:28 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 70 Joined: 13-April 15 From: SoCal Member No.: 18,622 Region Association: None |
Been trying to track down a clunk from the driver front end. Car is a 74 with Koni adjustable insert/shocks on all 4 corners. Looks like its coming from the shock on driver side at the top. Something is loose inside the shock tube and/or cover which duplicates what I hear/feel while driving. I checked everything else on the arms/rack/torsion bars/ball joint and everything tight (since I just also recently replaced all bushings etc). So I wanted to remove the shock to take a look but could not remove the nut after loosening it (while countering with a pipe wrench). I suspect the tab washer (which usually locks the nut and prevent it from spinning) broke. I have read that maybe a impact wrench (I have a cordless and corded impact but not air impact wrench) may spin it loose but may also damage the shock internals so I have not tried that route? Any other ideas on how to remove the nut?
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bdstone914 |
Sep 15 2020, 04:46 PM
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bdstone914 Group: Members Posts: 4,515 Joined: 8-November 03 From: Riverside CA Member No.: 1,319 |
Grip the dished washer below the nut with some sliding jaw plyers to prevent it from turning and use and impact on the nut. It will come right off.
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Stltri |
Sep 15 2020, 05:17 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 70 Joined: 13-April 15 From: SoCal Member No.: 18,622 Region Association: None |
Grip the dished washer below the nut with some sliding jaw plyers to prevent it from turning and use and impact on the nut. It will come right off. Yes I used a pipe wrench initialy which enabled me to loosen the nut. But as I continued to loosen it I noticed the threaded rod spun with the nut even though the dished washer was held in place by pipe wrench. Maybe the tab of the dished washer broke? |
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