> I have taken the nuts off the end of the pivot bolts, however they just won't come out. Does the Split spacer (100481) grip them in any way? No. I had to remove the bottom pivot bolts when I replaced my shock absorbers. My experience was that the weight of the assembly hanging tended to put sheer force on these bolts which made them harder to get out. I ended up putting a floor jack under the hub carrier to left it up enough to relieve the tension. Then to put things back together I needed the jack again to get the holes to line up. Walt Tampa, FL