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I am having a heck of a time removing the rear shocks on my 84 911. The top bolts came off okay but both bottom bolts that screw into the rear trailing arm refuse to budge. I have tried heat, penetrating oil, air compressor and impact drivers with no luck. Getting sore and frustrated. Anyone have any suggestions?

Amber Gramps

Make sure that your shock is 90 degrees from the bolt so it's neutral and not adding to the binding issue. That's actually more important when you are putting shocks back on. .....get a longer wrench that is upwards of 18".

Google "stacking wrenches" and see what I've resorted to many a time. It's where you use two combo wrenches instead of one. One box end goes on the fastener and the other box end goes in the open end of the first one giving you twice the leverage. ....it's the white trash in me.

paul29

Milwaukee 2763-22 M18 FUEL , 1200 ft-lbs on reverse. Make sure the car is well anchored. Lol

Mark Salvetti

Recent thread on Pelican related to this. Try a breaker bar with a long cheater. Folks had some luck using a jack handle, total length 4-6 ft.

This apparently worked on bolts that an impact wouldn't budge.

Mark

Amber Gramps

I have a Sun International impact gun that was once owned by the CCCP that will reverse the earth's orbit. A Russian doctor gave me almost all his dad's tools years back.

rusnak

I used a big wrench and a 4 foot breaker bar. You will want to brace yourself and the work so that if the wrench breaks or the bolt comes loose, you don't hurt yourself.

theiceman

Yup that's what I did. But be careful

Spyerx

I used an impact socket on. 3/4" breaker with a jack handle. It was an SOB to take off. my impact wouldn't budget it

theiceman

funny thing is once it cracks you can take it out with your finger tips.

997at

I just did this job and had the same issue. The bolts can be a beeatch to get off.
I tried impact wrenches, penetrant, etc.........no good. A six point impact wrench socket (12 point doesn't grab tight enough) on a breaker bar with a 4 ft jack handle on the end of that........giver her all you've got and they break loose guaranteed.

autobonrun

It's been a while but I think I used a breaker bar then applied force with a jack. Be very careful it doesn't slip off. Keep your body parts well out of the way.

911 Rod

Aluminum and steel don't play well together.

Dave Inc.

I feel like breaker bars are always more successful than impacts for really stuck bolts. The impacts are only handy for smaller parts that can't be held properly against the torque of the breaker.

Just pulled my crank pulley off which was no problem with the breaker and flywheel lock, but the impact wouldn't budge it.

theiceman

then you need this one :