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jlo370z 12-14-2013 10:44 PM
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Originally Posted by equalme (Post 2609806)
I picked up a 30" breaker bar earlier...going to try again tomorrow. Think I should go pick up a long *** pipe as well?

I needed it to get mine off


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puckshaw 12-15-2013 12:31 AM
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Originally Posted by equalme (Post 2609806)
I picked up a 30" breaker bar earlier...going to try again tomorrow. Think I should go pick up a long *** pipe as well?
I use my floor jack handle. It slides right over my breaker bar. Works like a champ.

Red_Z 12-15-2013 06:58 PM
I am having trouble tighten the top strut nut....any suggestion??!!!

Huck 12-15-2013 07:04 PM
What kind of trouble? It just won't turn, or you can't get to it or something?

Zdayz 2014!!

equalme 12-15-2013 07:29 PM
Got that sob bolt off using 30" breaker bar and 48" steel tube to slip over it. Sadly I somehow lost my wheel lock key after using it yesterday...thinking I might have left it on the wheel after torquing and fell off when I went for a test drive. I ended up having to hammer a socket into it and was able to get it off that way.

Red_Z 12-15-2013 07:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Huck (Post 2610693)
What kind of trouble? It just won't turn, or you can't get to it or something?

Zdayz 2014!!
The shaft just spin and the nut won't turn. I tried to use harbor freight electric impact gun on it, but no luck

KN21283 12-15-2013 07:40 PM
That's how I tighten it.

speedfreek 12-16-2013 09:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Red_Z (Post 2610735)
The shaft just spin and the nut won't turn. I tried to use harbor freight electric impact gun on it, but no luck
I used vice grips to hold it in place and then tighten the nut.

lauj 02-22-2014 04:44 PM
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How do you pull out the spring after lower perch down?
Do you need to use the spring compressor?

critical 02-22-2014 04:53 PM
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Originally Posted by lauj (Post 2704282)
How do you pull out the spring after lower perch down?
Do you need to use the spring compressor?
just pull the perch down and yank the spring out. don't need to compress anything

lauj 02-22-2014 04:58 PM
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Originally Posted by critical (Post 2704288)
just pull the perch down and yank the spring out. don't need to compress anything
Got it. I was just scare to break something. :-)

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lauj 02-23-2014 11:07 AM
How much torque do you use to loose the 14mm nut holding the strut top on? I have a impact wrench 250lb of torque and is not loosening it ? The springs is compressed also.

lauj 02-23-2014 03:46 PM
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I scratch the crap out of the spring while compressing it

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critical 02-23-2014 04:58 PM
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Originally Posted by lauj (Post 2704964)
How much torque do you use to loose the 14mm nut holding the strut top on? I have a impact wrench 250lb of torque and is not loosening it ? The springs is compressed also.
you have to compress the spring more and use a wrench to hold the piston, not just spin it like crazy.

fosingwo 05-23-2014 04:52 PM
does anybody know what is the part number for the 14mm lower strut mount plate bolts? I think I might of strip it a little trying to take it off :(


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