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another idea for the levers is to replace them with socket heads so you can get an alan wrench in there no problem.
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Hi Jim,
I did that some time ago and socket headed bolts work fine. I recommend buying longer bolts that have a little bit of a shank on them, so that the threads don't end up inside the shock body or the hole in the bracket. Use washers as spacers if necessary. Use a Dremel cutoff tool or hacksaw to shorten the bolt if you wish. The point is, threads inside the shock body or mounting bracket hole will most likely mill the holes oversize eventually.
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of course I still need to get the **** original bolts off first... I'm gonna grind down a socket and see if I can get it in there. Someone on the list said that they were able to get a 1/4 drive 9/16 from Craftsman in there (it's a *little* thinner than the bigger drive ones) but mine is still too thick to clear the side of the shock. As soon as I get em out I'm buying socket heads.
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Hey, make it easy on yourself!
Just jam a large, flat-bladed screwdriver between one of the flats on the head of the nut and the body of the shock, then use a wrench/ratchet/whatever to loosen and remove the nut from the back side. I've nearly always been able to get TR shocks off doing this, even with nylocks on the bolt. (The only exception is if the bolt is severely rusted, in which case the Dremel cutoff tool gets the nod).
In fact, because the screwdriver trick works so well is a key reason I changed to socket-headed bolts. Using the flat-bladed-screwdriver method doesn't *tightened* the bolts back up well enough for my tastes.
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