how the heck does one get the shock out of the tube? is it threaded at all? and finally what type of shock is this?

Thanks,

Grant

Its a pressurized gas tube strut cartridge, KYB and Tokico are most commonly used. I use two big pipe wrenches; one on the top nut that is keyed like a bicycle crank nut, the other on the shock tube. After the threaded nut is off, hopefully the strut pulls out. Sometimes they get rusted into place. Don't think you'll run into that on this strut as it looks relatively modern (I'd guess 10 years old). When assembling, I put oil in the void between the gas tube insert and the strut body to prevent rust.

Read the FA and RA sections of the FSM. That should have most/all of the info you need.

Once you get the gland nut off using the pipe wrench method your strut cartridge will either slide out or need some persuasion. Check out my thread below as I just went through this with my '72. I ended up buying a slide hammer and holding the strut tube in a vise and literally yanking the cartridge out with the slide hammer. Hopefully yours will just slide out! Keep us posted.

http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/thread47863.html

Got it with 2 large pipe wrenches and cheater bars over the ends. Turns out their was a fair amount of rust in the threads. The shock came right out. It was white and much narrower than the stut tube.

I have no idea what those abbreviations are stevej.

Thanks for the assistance everyone.

Those are sections in the factory service manual (FSM). You should download a copy.

Got it with 2 large pipe wrenches and cheater bars over the ends. Turns out their was a fair amount of rust in the threads. The shock came right out. It was white and much narrower than the stut tube.

I have no idea what those abbreviations are stevej.

Thanks for the assistance everyone.

Abbreviations

Front Axle

Rear Axle

Factory Service Manual

Once you get the gland nut off using the pipe wrench method your strut cartridge will either slide out or need some persuasion. Check out my thread below as I just went through this with my '72. I ended up buying a slide hammer and holding the strut tube in a vise and literally yanking the cartridge out with the slide hammer. Hopefully yours will just slide out! Keep us posted.

http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/thread47863.html

Hey Hardway, Seen this post and thought of your effort straight away, but you already beat me to it. Your effort with the trees in post#17 is priceless;)

Bonus points for making do and Ingenuity:bulb:

Chas