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’71 Stingray. Any suggestions on how to remove the rear lower shock mount. I think the one in there is the original. The threads for the castle nut are stripped so I can’t use a spindle knocker. Have tried a pickle fork without success. Any suggestions?
Have you soaked the mount with Liquid Wrench, Bead Blaster for a few days? Have you tried heat? Lastly, venders sell a tool made for the mount. It will bottom out on the mount and allow you to pound it off. That said, mine was so stuck that I removed the hub from the trailing arm and used a 20 ton press to get it off. What a noise it made when it popped. Upon the installing the new mount, put a little anti seize on it to prevent the problem in the future. Jerry
’71 Stingray. Any suggestions on how to remove the rear lower shock mount. I think the one in there is the original. The threads for the castle nut are stripped so I can’t use a spindle knocker. Have tried a pickle fork without success. Any suggestions?
Special tool. Pm me if you are interested in purchasing parts and tool in photos.
If the threads are shot then the tool is useless as you found out. Usually it the other end with the knurls that is seized up. You can weld a nut on the threaded end- leaving some expansion room or just try a 4 lb hammer to wack it out of there, depending on just how seized up it is you may end up removing the arm to work on it. If the mount is seized in the center to the strut rod you will be better off removing the arm. I have cut them out but something is going to get wrecked- better a strut rod then the support. Used rods are about $30 or less, used supports more and then you end up rebuilding the arm anyway. If it's just the knurled end then you might break it loose. Heat the legs but watch for rubber melting.
The tool I have is made just for the shock mount. It is much smaller then the tool pictured above. You screw it down until it bottoms out. The threads do not take the brunt of the hit. I bought mine 35 years ago and it may not be available anymore. That said, I still used a press to get mine apart in my 68. Jerry
Heat, Kano Kroil, and BFH worked for me. I needed new shock bolts when I was done.
Did I mention that the trailing arms were out when I did this? Upgrading to heim-jointed strut rods turned into a complete rear end overhaul when I coudn't get those bolts off in the car. I had to cut the trailing arms out with the strut rods still attached. Totally worth it, though.
Rear Lower Shock Mount Replacement
