Rear Shock Mount

[ErikN]

Wow, am I glad I found this place. Will it ever come in handy. I did a search and could not find the answer to my problem, so....

94 S10 Blazer 4x4. Rear shocks, lower mount. I pulled off the old shock, and unfortunatly left behind the lower shock bushing, seized onto the lower mount stud. It's kind of a big ball of rust, but is the stud attached permanently to the mount, or is it a carriage bolt that I could hammer out of the bushing and the mount. If not, what is the best way to get this bushing off the stud.

Thanks in advance.

Oh, yeah, I'm kind of a novice mechanic, without all the fancy tools, so an acetylene torch is unfortunatly not an option (especially this close to the gastank) )

[blazes9395]

The stud is permanent, try cutting it off (the bushing) and sanding the bits and pieces off until its smooth. I myself would use the torch, clean it off, and throw on the new shock.

[Gabe25]

Yea, I normally just torch it and with a big plier. Twist and pull. Comes right off.

[ErikN]

Thanks for the info guys.

What type of torch would work? Would just a propane plumbing torch be okay, or do I need a little more, like butane or acetylene.

[BlazerLT]

No, you will need a cutting tourch to cut the old bolt off.

[ErikN]

Originally Posted by ErikN

Thanks for the info guys.

What type of torch would work? Would just a propane plumbing torch be okay, or do I need a little more, like butane or acetylene.

hmmm, okay, I thought Iwas just pulling the bushing off the stud though.

[Gabe25]

Originally Posted by ErikN

hmmm, okay, I thought Iwas just pulling the bushing off the stud though.

Just a propane torch will be OK. Heat the bushing up and with a large plier pull it off the stud.

[ErikN]

Thanks everyone, but this didnt really work. I tried heating it, and then pliers/vice grips/pipe wrench after that. Didnt budge.

Plan B is to admit defeat and take it to a shop, unless anyone else has any ideas.

[Gabe25]

Originally Posted by ErikN

Thanks everyone, but this didnt really work. I tried heating it, and then pliers/vice grips/pipe wrench after that. Didnt budge.

Plan B is to admit defeat and take it to a shop, unless anyone else has any ideas.

You can try and cut it off with a hack saw.

[ErikN]

yeah, thats my next thought, although my friend has a small cutting wheel, might try that first.

[Rmbodie]

Dremel tools work great fot this stuff . I cut a groove in opposite sides with a reinforced cutoff wheel and pryed the halves apart with a crowbar . Then dressed it up with a thread die . Rob

[ErikN]

Hey, thanks for all the tips guys. The dremel wheel sliced the thing right offa there. The new shocks feel great.

So, anyone want a slightly used set of billsteins? Only about 200,000 miles on em.