[FC] SHOCKS

[gswiatowy at rochester.rr.com]

On my Greenbrier, I removed the heater duct, and had no trouble.
an alternative to the hot wrench is to use a air chisel with a sharp bit.

Gary Swiatowy


---- ken caskey <kcaskey55 at gmail.com> wrote: 
> First buy a six pack of your favorite beer. Drink two before even jacking up
> the van. 
> Remove the wheel, remove the heater duct, and now remove all small children
> within earshot of your working area as you will most likely at some point
> scream some very unsavory words at your van, the engineers and designers of
> your van, and anyone associated with the lame brain idea they came up with
> for access to top bolt on the shock.
> Now before you start to try and remove the rusted nut located in the
> inaccessible area at the top of the shock-- go have 2 more beers.
> Now return to your van and as you struggle with rust penetrates, wrenches,
> and other cleverly thought out tools and methods of your own creation, you
> will need to stop take a deep breath and consume the last two beers.
> Put all the tools away and roll out the oxygen/acetylene torches. Use the
> blue wrench to remove the top nut on the shock.  Now you will likely need a
> nap.  Once you awake from your nap you can, with a clear mind, install the
> new shock.
> 
> It worked for me!!!
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: corvanatics-bounces at corvair.org
> [mailto:corvanatics-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Jimmy Harris
> Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2010 11:23 PM
> To: corvanatics at corvair.org
> Subject: [FC] SHOCKS
> 
> Can someone tell me the RIGHT way to change the rt. front shock
> on a 64 corvan? Thanks Jimmy
>                                                                             
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> 63 150 spyder conv.
> 64 110 buneduggy
> 64 110 8door corvan
> Jimmy Harris
> 
> 
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