Where to get front shock top shaft socket?
02-28-2013, 09:31 AM
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Melting Slicks
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Where to get front shock top shaft socket?
There is a special oval small socket that holds the threaded shaft of c4 front shock tops, anyone know where to get one?
02-28-2013, 10:13 AM
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Race Director
Vice grips
03-01-2013, 01:33 AM
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I know that Snap-On used to sell those. Don't know about nowadays. I don't know of anybody else making that tool.
Really cool tool. You hold the shock nut with a wrench and use a ratchet to screw the shock shaft out of the nut. A LOT easier than trying to unscrew the shaft with a 1/4" wrench.
Really cool tool. You hold the shock nut with a wrench and use a ratchet to screw the shock shaft out of the nut. A LOT easier than trying to unscrew the shaft with a 1/4" wrench.
03-01-2013, 05:35 AM
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Melting Slicks
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I know that Snap-On used to sell those. Don't know about nowadays. I don't know of anybody else making that tool.
Really cool tool. You hold the shock nut with a wrench and use a ratchet to screw the shock shaft out of the nut. A LOT easier than trying to unscrew the shaft with a 1/4" wrench.
Really cool tool. You hold the shock nut with a wrench and use a ratchet to screw the shock shaft out of the nut. A LOT easier than trying to unscrew the shaft with a 1/4" wrench.
The all purpose tool.
03-01-2013, 12:49 PM
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03-01-2013, 03:17 PM
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use a 'nut splitter' on one side of the retainer nut, rotate the shock assy 180* and 'split' that same nut on the other side, gentle tap with hammer/chisel and the 'busted' nut falls away...yes, a new nut will be needed, and your car will no longer be 100% 'factory'.
03-03-2013, 06:07 AM
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03-03-2013, 07:44 AM
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06-08-2013, 02:45 PM
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I am looking for the actual top oval socket that fits the top of the shock, does anyone know the exact size? One person posted a link, but its no longer valid and and JUST got my Sears point Valved shocks in from Bilstein and dont want to booger them up with vice grips even though I know they will work.
06-08-2013, 06:57 PM
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...dont want to booger them up with vice grips even though I know they will work.
06-08-2013, 07:28 PM
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