re:
"Try not to peen over the end by hammering."
Thread an approriate-sized nut (don't use your good castellated nut) over the
last 3-4 threads and pound on it instead of the end of the bolt.
-- AND/OR --
Use a tapered drift to apply force to the end of the bolt (away from the
threads).
A little penetrating oil--hard to beat AeroKroil--will help.
Do not pound too hard ... you'll damage (at least) the bushings in your shock
(mucho leaking to follow), or at worst bend or break a shock arm.
When (if ;) you re-install, put some anti-seize on the bolt. I don't put many
things back together these days without either anti-seize or threadlocker--as
appropriate--on the threads.
bs
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Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell@comcast.net
'67 Austin-Healey 3000 '56 Austin-Healey 100M
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> Hey Gary,
>
> That upper fulcrum pin passes through the two rubber bushings and the upper
> arm of the shock, so its really only held tightly by the shock arm. Make
> sure you heat the shock part preferentially over the pin. You want the
> orifice to get bigger and the pin to stay the same size. Try dabbing the pin
> with a wet towel to keep it cold during the heating process.
>
> Try not to peen over the end by hammering.
>
>
> Sincerely
>
>
> Rick Neves
> '56 BN-2
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