Lude Generation

Anyone got any tips for freeing them up, I've managed to free the locking collars but the main ones are stuck fast

I take it you've tried lashings of WD40 or the like and left them to soak over night?

Heat, heat, heat, heat, and more.... heat. Thats the way i done my renault ones

try and submerge the locking ring in vinegar.
really good for getting shot of rust and corrosion. leave it over night.

dont try anything involving a hammer. most of the rings are alloy and you will more than likely crack them

Come to think of it, we replaced the ones on my renault anyway, and we did crack them with the heat we were using

I've covered them in penetrating fluid so I'll leave them over night and see what happens in the morning

Can't get the springs off either, I've managed to get a spring compressor on to release some pressure but that's it

The top mounts seized as well ? One of my standard shocks had a well naffed top mount nut, the alan key part rounded as well (what a B...H) In the end, we hacked it off (as @4thgenphil gave me a pair of rear shocks xD

Only other thing you can do if it is the top mount thats stuck, is to clamp the shock still, and buzz gun the crap outa it!

did you give the threads a good going over with a wire brush first to try to get rid of as much as you can that way? will help to get the penetrating oil into where it is needed.

FrontBackSide2Side wrote:did you give the threads a good going over with a wire brush first to try to get rid of as much as you can that way? will help to get the penetrating oil into where it is needed.

/\/\ What we said.

PLUS, I used a small rounded flat blade and gently tapped the salt out of the threads/grooves to help with the penetration. oo-er....

secla wrote:try and submerge the locking ring in vinegar.
really good for getting shot of rust and corrosion. leave it over night.

dont try anything involving a hammer. most of the rings are alloy and you will more than likely crack them

Pretty much how i did a set.