Problem removing front shock
Thread Starter
Advanced
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 84
Likes: 0
From: Palm City FL
Problem removing front shock
I can not remove the lower bolt it appears that the previous owner/whoever, must have stripped the nut/bolt, she just spins and will not back off. Any suggestons? I tried to drill the bolt from the top but to no avail, broke the bit off. I want to avoid having to take the lower control arm off.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Mar 2012
Posts: 2,800
Likes: 456
From: USA
front shock
I just finished installing c6 shocks all around on my car. I believe that their is room to get a small grinder in there and grind the head off the bolt and drive it out the bottom. Die grinder or cut off tool whatever will fit in the area. If you can get access to a cutting torch it would just a small cut to make to remove the head from the bolt. Hope this helps.
Thread Starter
Advanced
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 84
Likes: 0
From: Palm City FL
I just finished installing c6 shocks all around on my car. I believe that their is room to get a small grinder in there and grind the head off the bolt and drive it out the bottom. Die grinder or cut off tool whatever will fit in the area. If you can get access to a cutting torch it would just a small cut to make to remove the head from the bolt. Hope this helps.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 6,644
Likes: 479
From: OK
I just finished installing c6 shocks all around on my car. I believe that their is room to get a small grinder in there and grind the head off the bolt and drive it out the bottom. Die grinder or cut off tool whatever will fit in the area. If you can get access to a cutting torch it would just a small cut to make to remove the head from the bolt. Hope this helps.
Good advise, and be careful around your sensors.. it's simple to unplug them and move them out of the way so you don't cut, pinch, melt, burn, or harm them in any way...
Instructor
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 160
Likes: 2
From: Daytona Beach, FL
I just finished installing c6 shocks all around on my car. I believe that their is room to get a small grinder in there and grind the head off the bolt and drive it out the bottom. Die grinder or cut off tool whatever will fit in the area. If you can get access to a cutting torch it would just a small cut to make to remove the head from the bolt. Hope this helps.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 6,644
Likes: 479
From: OK
They are firmer but NOT stiff... they took the jar, out of our suspension... sometimes it would feel like it was going to bottom out and make you go mpffff... when we hit a big dip at higher speeds... the C6 shocks took all that out...We live in a part of Oklahoma that has some of the worst roads in America... and the C6 Z06 shocks have helped a LOT... great upgrade!!!
NOT harsh or rough at ALL
Instructor
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 160
Likes: 2
From: Daytona Beach, FL
I also just installed C6 Z06 shocks... they are a very nice upgrade.
They are firmer but NOT stiff... they took the jar, out of our suspension... sometimes it would feel like it was going to bottom out and make you go mpffff... when we hit a big dip at higher speeds... the C6 shocks took all that out...We live in a part of Oklahoma that has some of the worst roads in America... and the C6 Z06 shocks have helped a LOT... great upgrade!!!
NOT harsh or rough at ALL
They are firmer but NOT stiff... they took the jar, out of our suspension... sometimes it would feel like it was going to bottom out and make you go mpffff... when we hit a big dip at higher speeds... the C6 shocks took all that out...We live in a part of Oklahoma that has some of the worst roads in America... and the C6 Z06 shocks have helped a LOT... great upgrade!!!
NOT harsh or rough at ALL
Thread Starter
Advanced
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 84
Likes: 0
From: Palm City FL
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvette Engines RANKED by Peak Torque (70+ Years of Muscle!)
Joe Kucinski
Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!
Brett Foote
Top 10 C9 Corvette MUST-HAVES to Fix These C8 Generation Flaws!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Revolutionary 'Corvette Firsts' Most People Don't Know
Joe Kucinski
5 Reasons to Upgrade to an LS6-Powered Corvette; 5 Reasons to Stay LT2
Michael S. Palmer
2027 Corvette vs The World: Every C8 vs Its Closest Competitor
Joe Kucinski
10 Most Common Corvette Problems of the Last 20 Years!
Joe Kucinski
Le Mans Master
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 6,835
Likes: 302
From: Columbia SC
Glad you resolved it. For others, one can also use a "nut splitter". It goes around the nut and you tighten down on a sharp cutter that actually results in enlarging the nut so it can be removed. Especially good if access is limited.
I once bought one for my tool inventory and did not need it for over 20 years. It came in very handy one weekend.
Here is what one looks like.
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/too...m_mmc=Bing-pla
Mr. Sam
I once bought one for my tool inventory and did not need it for over 20 years. It came in very handy one weekend.
Here is what one looks like.
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/too...m_mmc=Bing-pla
Mr. Sam