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The vertical position gives very little room to loosen the bolt. Use a [[What should a good set of tools include?|breaker bar]] and get good leverage away from the concrete and lower shock linkage, otherwise you may remove large amounts of skin from your left pinky and middle finger knuckles... (Don't ask how we know.) Don't use your torque wrench to loosen bolts. It's only for checking the tension when you replace them.  
The new position gives very little room to loosen the bolt. Use a [[What should a good set of tools include?|breaker bar]] and get good leverage away from the concrete and lower shock linkage, otherwise you may remove large amounts of skin from your left pinky and middle finger knuckles... Don't use your torque wrench to loosen bolts. It's only for checking the tension when you replace them.  


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