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Hey all,

Im just in the process of trying to remove my strut bar for painting, but it won't budge! Is there any special way of getting it off? Im using a 12mm socket on the 4 nuts holding it on, but they absolutely will not move, and i don't want to round them (one of them has already started to round off).

Just thought i would ask and make sure there isn't a special trick to getting it off.

Cheers for any help,

Martin

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spray some CRC or WD40 and jack the car up a little, dont take the tyres off the ground just the weight off them, the nuts hold the struts on so the weight of the car it on them.

also when you put it back on go get your wheels aligned so you do not wear your tyres :)

jack the car up... not worth the hassle of getting the weight of the nuts imho???

wheel alignment?

wut?!

its a strut bar... the the bar that goes across the top of the engine... why would you need to do any of those?

Use a breaker bar and the right socket... make sure your not using the socket wrench...

give it a good tug and she should come right off... if that fails use a leveage bar..

if the nut rounds.. go to repco and buy a socket one size smaller... smash it on and continue to rip it off.

hope this helps.... =D

I took my struts out with a socket...factory shit, and I'll add my Ceffy is 21 years old, a million times tigher than a newer R34, so you blokes are girls, but if it isnt budging, take the weight off them. It shouldnt be on that tight anyway.

true

but the last person who put them on may have use a impact gun to do so... or something similar...

agreed on that they shouldnt be that tight.. there is no need for it.

Use a hammer on a breaker bar to get 'impact'.

Wear safety glasses. :)

Blow torch last resort

/make sure you are turning to the left also. lol

Edited by Tony de Wonderful
I took my struts out with a socket...factory shit, and I'll add my Ceffy is 21 years old, a million times tigher than a newer R34, so you blokes are girls, but if it isnt budging, take the weight off them. It shouldnt be on that tight anyway.

Lol hey, i stamp my foot and pout in frustration to that comment.

Tried WD40, didnt get it off. Havent tried jacking it up yet, will give that a go when i get home again :) I definitely have the right sized socket too, 12mm perfect fit. And i am turning them left thank you :D

Don't understand why i would need a wheel alignment? :)

Cheers for your help guys

Wheel alignment maybe if you managed to take your suspension out too ? dunno, doesnt make sense.

Soak it in WD40 for a while and give it a whack, just be carefull doing that...I needed to hammer my caliper bolts out, but managed to hit my fingers on the first go...so that was an EXTRA 10 minutes it took me....on the second go, it let off really fast, I went with it and ended up with a 30cm long cut along my arm from the brake dust collector circle thing....that was a shit night.

the alignment would be cause the top of the strut might move slightly and put it out at the weight of the car shift it...

as for taking the weight of it is due to the effect of like a spring washer... sorry i dont just use a bigger bar to strip my nuts :whistling:

the alignment would be cause the top of the strut might move slightly and put it out at the weight of the car shift it...

as for taking the weight of it is due to the effect of like a spring washer... sorry i dont just use a bigger bar to strip my nuts :whistling:

Peter

Do you have a clue or are you just theorising?

Please be careful offering advise unless you have first hand knowledge

Edited by R34
Peter

Do you have a clue or are you just theorising?

Please be careful offering advise unless you have first hand knowledge

Yes i do i have build many cars from mini's through to my own skyline and am actually an engineer so i actually look for the correct solution rather then the bash it out solution, i prefer not to damage things.

it is simple physics really i would draw you all a picture but should not have to explain myself. if you notice as you raise and lower a car your wheels will move in and out slightly this is the pressure i am refering to on the strut. do any of you back yard mechnics do things the correct way or just bach things out?

it is simple physics really i would draw you all a picture but should not have to explain myself. if you notice as you raise and lower a car your wheels will move in and out slightly this is the pressure i am refering to on the strut. do any of you back yard mechnics do things the correct way or just bach things out?

Yes pictures please .. NO DRAGONS ...

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