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Old 07-03-2019, 12:02 PM #1
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Top hat bolt free spinning - Help Please
I'm in the middle of installing yhr fromt half of my lift. Everything was going well but when I got to the top 3 nuts they were seized pretty good. I hit them with PB blaster and they started moving but one of them is free spinnging the bolt in the mount. I am about to try some heat but I think I'm screwed. Might have to buy an aftermarket tophat assembly. Any help is much appreciated
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Well I ended up cutting them off and had to order a new tophat set. I'd rather do the rear 3 times before dealing with these damn top hat nuts.
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Well I ended up cutting them off and had to order a new tophat set. I'd rather do the rear 3 times before dealing with these damn top hat nuts.
They can definitely be a big PIA but I had more trouble getting the nuts off my rear shocks on my rust free '98. Had to cut them off. Glad you were able to at get them cut off.
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Well I ended up cutting them off and had to order a new tophat set. I'd rather do the rear 3 times before dealing with these damn top hat nuts.
You’re crazy.. I just finished the rear half of my lift today and F**K those rear shock upper nuts!!
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A: The rear upper shock mount nuts are way worse to get off, I hate them.
B: Living in Maine I always go to the heat first if a fastener even hints that it is frozen or will break. My new tech from Colorado is just figuring out why I use the acetylene torch so much. Drilling out broken bolts sucks!
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Just replaced my rear shocks and springs. The passenger side was seized up but fortunately broke after about an hour of fighting it. That set had only been in for a couple of years.
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You’re crazy.. I just finished the rear half of my lift today and F**K those rear shock upper nuts!!
I have a 1" body lift that makes those a little easier. And they're still a huge PITA.
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