How to Remove Car Shock Upper Bolts

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Remove the upper bolts on your car shocks during high-performance brake installation on a classic muscle car; learn how from our expert mechanic in this free auto-restoration video.

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How to Remove Car Shock Upper Bolts
DOUG JENKINS: Hi. I'm Doug. I work with 20 great guys in Saint Louis at Doug Jenkins' Custom Hot Rods, and we're going to do some work for you today on Expert Village. So we're going to replace the shocks. That's just kind of a normal thing to do, and if you look at these shocks, these are air shocks. Somebody put these on years ago to try to put oversized tires in the back or because the springs are shot. We'll put the new shocks on, and when we're done we'll set it on the ground and be able to tell if the springs are any good. So the first thing Mark's going to do is pull the bolts off of the top. Often than not, they'll end up breaking and you give yourself a little chore there. So the first one's coming out really good; it has a captive nut on the back that may or may not still be captive. Yeah, he's fishing around for a wrench. I guess the captive nut is moving around on him. So now, with the wrench on the top, Mark will be able to get it loose more easily. He's got the super long extension so he can reach in there without getting anything in the way.

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Expert: Doug bought his first car (not a working car) by 14. He fixed and sold it for a profit. He had bought and fixed 20 more by the time he graduated from high school. Read More