I thought I had a decent set of tools but then I went to tear down this 10.5 Sterling rear axle and realized I needed more. I’ve got a couple 24mm short sockets and even a few 24m wrenches but without a deep 24mm socket I could not remove these bolts. A quick trip to harborfreight.com and about $40 solved the problem. Shipping took about a week which is no big deal because I’ve been so busy with my day job that I have not been able to spend much time on the van this week. Here it is Sunday and I’ve got a few free hours so I thought I’d post a picture or two.

24mm deep socket

Shock mount removal – I went through 4 grinder disks. Wish I had a plasma cutter!!!

Grinding off the shock mounts

One mount off, one to go...

All cleaned up and ready for paint.

Another Tool to Buy – 4 lug spindle nut socket to allow me to remove the rear axle hubs.
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