Originally Posted by User Unknown

I got lucky on this one. I realized that the original nutserts had already been punch out and those were just bolts spinning around (that were dropped in from the top). I applied lateral pressure to the shock so it would hold the bolt tight enough. I used my fingers to tighten nut and then loosen then tighten, etc. until the nuts cleaned the threads and unscrewed on their own. After pulling the shock down I could clearly see that the bolts have been replaced and a PO had also installed star-style lock washers with the dropped-in bolts. When I installed the shock I did the same thing - apply lateral pressure to the shock which holds the bolt tight enough for me to tighten the nut by hand. By the time the nut was finger-tight, the lock washer was grabbing enough for me to use a 3/8 ratchet and torque it to German spec (Gutentite).