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yes sir the lower strut mount bolt is giving me a good fight!!! I've been at it a good portion of the day... ugh. I dont want to save the bolt I want it to be destroyed after I get it off my car!!!!!! Right now its so stripped I can't even lock my vice grips onto it!!!! I tried wrench, then impact until it stripped, then nut splitter, now ive been trying the sockets that are for rounded bolts but those just seem to make it even rounder!!!! my dad suggests drilling a hole through the middle of the bolt. I'm glad my major is computer science lol
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Originally posted by fudge View Postthe nut splitter didnt work lol it just got dull, im definitely going to return that. next try will be to weep and ask politely for it to come off by itself stbu
Originally posted by fudge View PostThanks for the quick response guys! I was trying to vise the strut but I guess I was too wimpy because I just got it off! woopOriginally posted by nitrofarm View PostWhy cant you use a punch. Or a C-Clamp and press it out.
Only possible way to still save the bolt is if you cut the strut off then put vicegrips on the bushing and somehow got it loose from the bolt like that.
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the nut splitter didnt work lol it just got dull, im definitely going to return that. next try will be to weep and ask politely for it to come off by itself stbu
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Originally posted by nitrofarm View PostI dont mind if the rubber starts on fire. I'm replacing the rubber anyway. Just hit it with a squirt bottle and water.
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I still have not removed the rear right hand bolt.
I have cut off the shock and the rubber.
The next time I try, I will first file the flats on the bolt head to the next size smaller.
Then, I will heat the body of the bolt until it is as red as a cherry.
Then impact.Last edited by bravekozak; 03-07-2017, 04:55 PM.
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I dont mind if the rubber starts on fire. I'm replacing the rubber anyway. Just hit it with a squirt bottle and water.
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Originally posted by nitrofarm View PostIn the rust belt,Torch everything first. Go sip some beer,then PB Blast it. Re-apply as needed-
Doesnt matter if you plan to cut it off anyway.
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In the rust belt,Torch everything first. Go sip some beer,then PB Blast it. Re-apply as needed-
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I believe he's saying use the nut splitter for the top nut. For the bottom bolt cut on both sides.l with a sawzall or the like.
The bolt gets seized in the strut when you try to loosen it it can push off the tacked on nut inside the beam.
I just cut them on both sides then turn out what's left in the nut with vice grips.
There's a thread on there it the bolt size I believe it's available at advanced autoLast edited by william; 03-07-2017, 12:12 PM.
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Originally posted by Dragonhealer View PostGawd I hate rust.....
If you use an impact, be aware that in left hand rotation it can loosen the internal parts on some struts!
This is one of the few places I have found a "Nut Splitter" to be off use.
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Gawd I hate rust.....
If you use an impact, be aware that in left hand rotation it can loosen the internal parts on some struts!
This is one of the few places I have found a "Nut Splitter" to be off use.
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I stripped the lower strut mount bolt even with an impact driver! I was using a 9/16 socket because its the only one for the impact that fit. now my best bet is to weld a new nut to it? blehhhh
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Apparently not noisy enough to notice for a few years.... right Scitzzz??
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