Shocks Cotter Pin Removal

[isuras2]

The driver side rear shock is leaking oil so I'm going to replace both rear shocks. I'm having trouble removing the cotter pins as they are rusted and have mostly broken off. Any tricks as to how to remove the rusty cotter pins?

 

[Gray Beardanie]

I had the same problem with my shocks. I cut the tag end of the cotter pin as close to the bolt as possible and split the loop of the cotter pin wit a side cutter plyers and pullet the two pieces out seperately using a needle nose plyer.

 

[Josie'sLandCruiser]

Hi all,

Cut-off one end flush, apply penetrating oil (Aero Kroil, PB Blaster, etc.), then tap it out with a brass hammer and a dowel.

Heck, cut off both ends of the cotter pin as flush as you can, then use a breaker bar on the shock pin nut.

Regards,

Alan

 

[Racer65]

It's odd. I don't have cotter pins or cotter pin holes..,

 

[honk]

They're soft metal so they bend easily. I can't remember one that didn't come if I could grab its looped end with dikes (sidecutters) making sure the flat side of the cutters is toward the hole so I could lever the pin out by using the bolt end as fulcrum to my pulling. If by chance I cut through the loop it's better yet as grabbing either remaining end and levering half the pin out makes the other half quick and easy.

failing that I'd make the nonlooped ends flush with the hole so I could push the whole thing through with a pin punch and hammer. Push far enough to grab the emerging ends with dikes, as above.

Be careful with the shock bolt threads, you'll need them to be nice later.

 

[pbgbottle]

Just put an impact gun on there and remove the nut. Cotter pin wii fall to bits

 

[isuras2]

I cut them and the impact wrench made the castle nuts come off. But it appears that a portion of the cotter pin got incorporated into the threads. I might try to use a tap and die set to chase the threads to make sure they are clean.

But I was able to get the shocks off.

 

[pbgbottle]

you should be able to pick that little bit out of the threads ,well usually you can ,