TOP OF SHOCK ...BOY am I dense

[WHITCHCOCK]

I'm putting some new shocks on the front of the 62. Bottom bolt came out fine, but....deep breath while I feel very stupid... how am I supposed to get the top nut off without spinning the shock? It seems to have a flat space to grab on to but I'm afraid I'll butcher it.
Thanks
BILL

 

[RoddQLD]

Hold it with a shifter!! (adjustable wrench, to you, I think!).
If it is a larger shifter with wider jaws then it will have a better grip.
Make sure that you have sprayed the thread with WD40, RP7, or whatever you have, first.

 

[toyman317]

You may have to cut it off with a cutting wheel/grinder.

 

[Pluton]

Grab the flats with a "shifter" as QLD said...some shocks have allen head sockets in the top...Bilsteins, for example.

 

[kybishop]

Pipe wrench.

If this is the old shock you are removing and discarding, could hold the top housing with a pipe wrench.

KB

 

[meatloaf]

You could also hold the shock with channel lock pliers while loosening up the nut...ML

 

[Adventure Teq]

Yeah, what they all said. Hold it with whatever and just turn the damn nut

 

[WHITCHCOCK]

Shifter worked.

I can almost feel my IQ growing to 60 pts.