jon-valver
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propa stuck. And when i tries with force the bolt still wont move but the spanner slips round causing it to loose its thread? Propa peed off as i want it slammed so bad lol its as though the bolts are too old and they are stuck, what shall i do?
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vinnie
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may need a bit of heet on the bolt to losen then off
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chrex
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i had to take the whole strut to a garage to get gunned free. the impact guns spin quick enuf to stop the piston spinning too, whilst crackin the nut.
Its a pain and you WILL round it otherwise. Just ask em to loosen it off a bit, once its moved, you can do it wit a spanner once the springs are compressed...its just the initial crack free you are wanting. 
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jon-valver
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yeah. Well am just gonna take it to my mechanic and explain. Ive got both front coilovers and rear fk dampers and 100mm rear springs. All i need is them fitting lol if any1 up for the job?
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chrex
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honest, take both front strut setups off...get to a garage, and 30 secs later you will be able to loosen them and have the job done in less than an hour. 
have you got spacers so the wheels clear the coilovers?
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jon-valver
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and its the 2 bolts just behind break disk on strut jus to be clear lol. Fookin fings
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jon-valver
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and no i aint eeven had the coilovers on so i dint no if i needed spacers... Jus cos ive got vauxhall wheels i thought they would be fine? How do you get the whole strut off then without unduing the 2 18mm bolts that are well and truly stuck on mine? Cheers
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Root
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wd40
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vinnie
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as i said m8 some heat mole grips if the bolt has started to round and ratchet on other side. air gun would be better but you should get it without
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jon-valver
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yeah, ive tried wd40 an no joy. How much is it to buy a new pair of these bolts cos when i eventually get them out i want some new ones to put back in. So what they called and what size cheers
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chrex
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ahhh thought you meant the top centre one.
Yea you just gotta heat em up and use PTFE lube or plus gas. 18mm IIRC. I used a spanner and a breaker bar.
From vaux they arent much. Just tell them you want the two strut to hub assembly bolts and nuts,cant remember if they stock em or not.
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jon-valver
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ok. So is breaker bar the same as crack bar like an extending one? Ile give it a go with a lot of wd40 and ile try lube aswel with the spanner round the nut and the extendin one round the nut see if i get any joy. Al update tonite wen ive tried it. Cheers guys
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jon-valver
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and whats plus gas btw lol?
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jon-valver
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and whats plus gas btw lol?
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Richardhhha
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breaker bar is just a long solid steal bar that you can connect a socket to..
you can do it all by hand you just need a breaker bar with the correct size socket preferably a single hick (6 sided) and ether mole grips or a good spanner.. it will be tight but remember they might not have been touched in 10 to 15 years
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jon-valver
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yeye i did it now it worked. Am just stuck on the rears cos ive jacked it up and tried unduing the rear top bolts on the boot of the car but they just keep spinnin what shall i do i need to get the standard shock off to be able to put my fk ones on propa duin ma nut in cos the top bolts are just spinning lol help!
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Kieran
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As chrex said in his first post. Take it to a garage and get them guned off. Cos it spins fast and that's what you need to stop it spinning. just put fronts on or what ever drive to garage ask them To gun off. then whilst there take the piss and put new ones on there then ask them to gun them ones back up job done.
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vinnie
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you have to put a 8mm spanner on the top part that keeps spinning or hold it still with mole grips
may i sugest the haynes manual very hand for things like this
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Kieran
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quote:
Originally posted by vinnie
you have to put a 8mm spanner on the top part that keeps spinning or hold it still with mole grips
may i sugest the haynes manual very hand for things like this
Or that lol. Silly me was saying what I do. ( I have rear strutbrace ) lol
sorry m8 do what this guy said
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