Shock mount remover tool
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Racer
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From: South Bend IN
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Shock mount remover tool
I just purchased a suspension kit for my '79 from VBP and when I watched the DVD they said I should have a shock mount remover tool. I would rather not pay the $13 plus shipping for something I really don't need. How easily can it be done without the tool?
Safety Car
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From: North Easton Mass
You can buy a pipe cap at your local big-box home center that will do the same job for a few $.
Don't count on re-using your shock mounts. You can very well destroy them using the tools. They are one of the hardest pieces to remove on the Vette suspension.
Rick B.
Don't count on re-using your shock mounts. You can very well destroy them using the tools. They are one of the hardest pieces to remove on the Vette suspension.
Rick B.
Safety Car
Joined: Jun 2004
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From: Lakeland Florida
When I took my shock mounts off it was almost as if they were press fit in the openings. You have to beat on the thread end to get them out of the location. And beating on the threaded end could end up messing up the threads.
kdf
kdf
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From: Lansing MI
I wish you the best and hope that you can get it out cleanly. However, my advice would be to use a cut-off wheel. Cut off the threads, cut off the shock part, then drill a hole through the axis and pop it out with a punch. Don't drill the forging...just sacrifice the shock mount and be done with it. Again, just my opinion and experience.
Instructor
Joined: Oct 2009
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From: Lakefield Ontario
I used the shock mount tool and knocked them out without any problems, took two blows each, no thread damage.
I had ordered two new ones with the trailing arms and so I used them, I do have the olds ones, if anyone needs them, Though I'm in The "Great White North"!
I had ordered two new ones with the trailing arms and so I used them, I do have the olds ones, if anyone needs them, Though I'm in The "Great White North"!
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Melting Slicks
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From: Vero Beach FL
Did that myself a few months ago on my 71 I used Rogers method (thank you Roger for the help) Cut the strut and still had some difficulty removing the shock mount and I did use the mount removal tool. That is not a fun job. I had to hit them so hard 
that I was really in fear of breaking the ears. I still ended up replacing the shock mounts and the struts (the struts I cut). From the experience that I had the $13.00 spent on the tool was the least of my worries.
Best of luck
Scott
that I was really in fear of breaking the ears. I still ended up replacing the shock mounts and the struts (the struts I cut). From the experience that I had the $13.00 spent on the tool was the least of my worries.Best of luck
Scott
Burning Brakes
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From: KY
Shock mount
Use the tool!! Buy or borrow one. Remove the spring bolt, raise and support the trailing arm with a jack or stand to releive pressure on the shock mount. It shouldn't take more than two or three good whacks with a three pound hammer.
Advanced
Joined: May 2010
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From: Sterling Heights Michigan
That is what I did last weekend. I had to use an air chisel to open the bushing sleeves and peel them off since they were pretty rusty. I also needed a 2 jaw puller and a torch to get the mount out of the bearing support once the bushing sleeve was fully removed. Took a good hour, but now I know what to do the other side should be quicker.
Safety Car
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From: Mundelein Illinois
I have the tool it works great. If you want to borrow it. Send me a email dformula@aol.com. I'll send it to you just send it back.
Dennis
Dennis
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Racer
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From: South Bend IN
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Thanks for all of the advice. I am getting it out of storage in 2 weeks and will take a look and the mounts and see how rusted they are and make a decision from there. I might end up buying new ones if they look too bad.
Melting Slicks
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From: Japan
I removed mine by threading a big nut down onto the mount leaving just a couple threads for clearance then bashed on it with a 5 lb. sledge until it came out...maybe my personal Bubba-ness isn't quite that of some others but both were perfectly intact and reuseable when I got them out, and my entire car's suspension was pretty well fossilized before I took it apart. An air hammer with a big flat set may work better than a sledgehammer and would also be a little easier to control, just make sure you keep off the end of the mount itself so you don't mushroom it- if that happens it WILL be junk.
