I have tried searching but can't find a trick. When I try to get the top shock nut off my 01 2500 the shock just turns. I can't find my strap wrench. I have tried the %$#@ tool a few times. (Grab the nearest tool throw it and yell &$#@) It is almost 100 degrees and humidity you can cut with a knife and I am working in the sun. I know my brain is fried from the sun. So I would ask for people's tricks to get nut off the top of the shocks. I will go drink more water now.

 

Just cut it with a grinder or a Dremel with a cutting disc.

 

I plan to re-use the shock. I am just adding a 2" leveling kit. I bet an impact could knock it loose.

 

Air tools definitely make it easier..... aside from that.... grab the top of the shaft with vicegrips, or the like, and use a wrench on the nut.

 

Try vice grips on the top of the shock and use a wrench (ratchet wrench if you've got one) to loosen it.

 

I would heat the nut with the trusty Firewrench and then apply penetrating oil (PBlaster, Kroil, or a mixture of acetone and automatic transmission fluid) to the threads and allow that to soak for a bit.

For future reference, it's always a good deal to apply a light coating of anti-seize to the threads of any fasteners exposed to the elements.

 

the only way i did it was with an extra set of hands and it was hard then too but eventually came off.

 

Any good shock will have a place for a wrench under the wheel well, i.e. where the spring meets the upper mount.

 

well, umm not for the top nut on a dodge ram. The place for a wrench or socket is on the top of the stud above the upper nut. Even if there is a place for a wrench under the tower, good luck getting to it. All I can say is that it should have been soaked for a day or so before said replacement.

 

Don't tell me no, cause I just did that yesterday! But there is a place above the nut on the stud as well. Soaking is a good idea: I used the impact wrench when I replaced these last.