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Trying to install Coilovers but can't get the stock set up o
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Sat Aug 03, 2013 3:02 pmby circlethesky
Tried putting some wd40 on there and still can't get them loose, they won't budge at all. Does anyone have any tips on getting these off?
Tried to get a picture of what I'm talking about.
Re: Trying to install Coilovers but can't get the stock set
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Sat Aug 03, 2013 3:04 pmby circlethesky
Here's a better picture of the 2 bolts that are stuck.
Re: Trying to install Coilovers but can't get the stock set
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Sat Aug 03, 2013 3:05 pmby seanmau5
A big fuck off breaker bar for maximum leverage. I actually has to use heat (a blowtorch) to undo mine the first time.
Re: Trying to install Coilovers but can't get the stock set
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Sat Aug 03, 2013 3:05 pmby rooby
I assume you are referring to the largest of the bolts. They can be a bit of a bitch.
If you aren't using a breaker bar, go to supercheap or equivalent and get one, then use breaker bar + wd40 + elbow grease.
Re: Trying to install Coilovers but can't get the stock set
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Sat Aug 03, 2013 3:06 pmby seanmau5
Also, remove the brake line from the strut first to reduce the risk of stretching the lines.
Re: Trying to install Coilovers but can't get the stock set
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Sat Aug 03, 2013 3:08 pmby alessandro132
Yep those two are always a bitch, especially the lower one - try letting them soak in WD40 for a few mins the bust out a breaker bar.
Ideally if you had someone else to try and rotate the bolt in the opposite direction that would be a bit easier to crack them.
Re: Trying to install Coilovers but can't get the stock set
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Sat Aug 03, 2013 3:49 pmby RX25SE
Breaker bar with a lump of pipe hanging off the end of it.
Works every time.
PS I hope you have the car sitting on a set of jack stands, not just the jack.
Re: Trying to install Coilovers but can't get the stock set
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Sat Aug 03, 2013 4:09 pmby DWBN
Hydraulic jack handle over a 1/2 or 3/8 driver has saved me a few times before I picked up a decent breaker bar
Re: Trying to install Coilovers but can't get the stock set
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Sat Aug 03, 2013 4:51 pmby dr20t
DWBN wrote:Hydraulic jack handle over a 1/2 or 3/8 driver has saved me a few times before I picked up a decent breaker bar
Yerp I hear ya!
- always worked
Soak em in wd40 for a few hours then attack them with a breaker bar
Mick
Re: Trying to install Coilovers but can't get the stock set
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Sat Aug 03, 2013 4:56 pmby Mat04
Hammer on the handle of a 17mm ring spanner or jack handle over spanner.
Re: Trying to install Coilovers but can't get the stock set
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Sat Aug 03, 2013 5:38 pmby circlethesky
Thanks for all of the tips, we ended up getting a drill for $60 that is making this so much easier. Fronts are done, working by torch light now because of this weather, real shame I won't be able to test them out yet.
It is on Jack stands
Re: Trying to install Coilovers but can't get the stock set
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Sat Aug 03, 2013 8:16 pmby Mat04
circlethesky wrote:Thanks for all of the tips, we ended up
getting a drill for $60 that is making this so much easier. Fronts are done, working by torch light now because of this weather, real shame I won't be able to test them out yet.
It is on Jack stands
You used a drill to undo 6 bolts are you serious?
Re: Trying to install Coilovers but can't get the stock set
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Sat Aug 03, 2013 9:43 pmby circlethesky
I've just moved out so I figure it's useful to have one for future use anyway.
Re: Trying to install Coilovers but can't get the stock set
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Sun Aug 04, 2013 8:48 amby Mat04
Nah I didn't mean it like that. Drills are useful tools but how did you use one to undo the bolts
Re: Trying to install Coilovers but can't get the stock set
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Sun Aug 04, 2013 10:23 amby zch91
Impact/rattle gun ...