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Another setback...
While trying to get the spring off the strut on the front axle everything was going well until i got the strut off and put the compression tool on. now when i try to remove the nut on top of the assembly where you remove the spring is spinning the bolt inside the strut...
Any Ideas on how to stop it so I can finish my spring swap???
Any Ideas on how to stop it so I can finish my spring swap???
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While trying to get the spring off the strut on the front axle everything was going well until i got the strut off and put the compression tool on. now when i try to remove the nut on top of the assembly where you remove the spring is spinning the bolt inside the strut...
Any Ideas on how to stop it so I can finish my spring swap???
Any Ideas on how to stop it so I can finish my spring swap???
When I was replacing the front shocks on mine I ended up having to cut the shock boot, get a vice grip on the shaft and use a leverage extender to clamp down the vice grip as much as possible. Then take the nut off. Of course, by doing this, the shock is pretty much toast.
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same happened to me on my first set. Rust was so bad I had to cut it all apart. Even after getting the nut off, the shock shaft was completely seized up in the shock mount. Had to replace the shock mount.
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Well, I got it off by just using a wrench and some vice grips.. Getting it back on was even harder. I just used an Impact and got it as tight as i could. now the shock or control arm is making a terrible noise. something like a bolt sliding in and out of a hole. i'm thinking it might not be tight enough or something may be time some new struts..
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when you put it together did you compress the spring to allow the shock mount to fully slide down the shock shaft before tightening the nut? if not that is your problem. the nut cannot compress the spring by itself.
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have you tried using an air ratchet and a tonne of penetrating fluid (wd40 etc). I had this trouble all the time with the old cars I was driving but the speed and torque of the gun was enough to over-ride the rotation of the shaft.