Suspension problem??? Help please

[GraemeJ]

Just got round to fitting my coilovers tonight. They didn't come with a new top mount. You use the ones off the original strut. I've done the rears easy job. Took 1 of the front struts off though and hit problems.

Ive clamped the springs obviously so they don't fly off, but the nut at the top of the strut is unbelievably tight. Can't get it to budge. Is there any way or good technique and/or tools to get this off??

[scottg2540]

try soaking with wd40 and letting it soak in for a bit

[moosh]

Is it not an allen key or tork in the top and spanner job or have you tried that?

[GraemeJ]

Is it not an allen key or tork in the top and spanner job or have you tried that?

There is a torx in the top of the bolt but you can't get a spanner into it to hold the bolt still as its down inside the hole if you get me. Whatever you do the shock just spins. I thought maybe loosening it off slightly while its still on the car might help? If it will do.

[Cerberus]

try heating the bolt with a blow torch or similar then loosen it

[moosh]

There is a torx in the top of the bolt but you can't get a spanner into it to hold the bolt still as its down inside the hole if you get me. Whatever you do the shock just spins. I thought maybe loosening it off slightly while its still on the car might help? If it will do.

The tork is normally so you can put a tork bit in there on a socket and bar whilst you loosen the bolt off with a spanner, its a 2 hands vise or between your knees job...


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Excuse the type of car...

[l66get vxr]

soak in wd40 overnight and take to local back street garage and get them to windy gun it off done a couple for mates never had problem yet or as stated by cerberus heat it up and try again mate

[TonyJ]

Always used to crack them slightly while the car was on the deck before commencing work..

[Bryan]

This needs to be done with an impact wrench mate, take it to kwikfit and bung them a tenner to swap the top mounts over for you.

[vxrdave]

There is a torx in the top of the bolt but you can't get a spanner into it to hold the bolt still as its down inside the hole if you get me. Whatever you do the shock just spins. I thought maybe loosening it off slightly while its still on the car might help? If it will do.

If you are going to brans i can lend you a tool i made for the job its a plug socket with middle drilled out but as a spanner slot on out side so you can hole the shaft with the torques bit and turn the nut with the spanner.

[vxrdave]

Always used to crack them slightly while the car was on the deck before commencing work..

yep

[GraemeJ]

If you are going to brans i can lend you a tool i made for the job its a plug socket with middle drilled out but as a spanner slot on out side so you can hole the shaft with the torques bit and turn the nut with the spanner.

No mate not going but thanks anyway. Just finished work now so i'm going to my unit to have a go at sorting it. If I can't ill take the front struts to my mates garage and get him to swap the top mounts over. Just wanted to do the full job myself.

[GraemeJ]

Dropped the front end back on the floor and tried to get the nuts moving with a breaker bar and socket. One side moved so I changed that side over to coilovers. Sits well low But the other side is still being stubborn Wont budge. I'm thinking when I had my springs fitted the garage I paid to do it has overtightened the nut.