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Messed up big time lower rear shackle bolt


garyanna2

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I did not think that the lower bolt is left handed, i thought that was only on the drivers side. Well it is tight now and a friend  suggested we cut the shackle off. Now i see i was so wrong and that bolt is supper tight. I need to remove the spring off the truck and drill out or put a long cheater in a breaker bar to remove it help! signed bone head. The shackle is not there to help hold it now.

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Good quality Impact gun with  175lbs of air..should buzz it right off

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I used a 3’ piece of pipe on a craftsman 1/2” ratchet with a 6 point socket. And I got it rippin hot with a torch first. 

 

It was definitely abusive to the tool but hey- lifetime guarantee! I could only get a few degrees of clicks on each pull since I can only get the truck so high on jackstands. So an actual breaker bar wouldn’t have worked. 

 

Propane is good but a good warmup with ox/a will do a better quicker job. 

 

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Thanks so much I used a 650lbs IR air gun that belongs to a friend turned the air all the way up heated it and while i beat it with a bfh the gun took it off. I think part of the problem besides no one greased them for years is the outside of the pin cuts groves into the spring eyes. With out lube it make a man want to drink . I drink ice tea ,next time it will take a stronger drink.

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