left rear lower strut bolt...STUCK

ChefMasterfunk · 02-07-2008, 11:52 PM

okay so me and my friend spent a good hour trying to loosen ONE
bolt that stood between me and new springs... finished the fronts just fine... did the right rear.. little trouble, but we got it taken care of. then we got the left rear upper strut bolt out no problem, then we get to the lower one.... it seems like it is way over torqued. we broke two ratchets trying to loosen it. then we used the spare tire wrench and it is screwed up on the inside now... we sprayed the shiz out of it with wd40 so maybe some luck in the morning. any of you guys experience this? any suggestions?

thanks in advanced!!

kyle

xrocket21 · 02-08-2008, 03:44 AM

Suggestions:

-Heat the surrounding area with a torch
-Try tightening it a bit, then backing it out
-Use a breaker bar with a pipe
-impact gun
-bigger impact gun

I had the same problem with an acura crank pulley bolt, nothing worked, and I couldnt heat it. 1/2" impact wouldnt work, 3/4" impact zipped it right off.

howboutthemapplz · 02-08-2008, 03:55 AM

did you use the impact to remove the top bolt, as i suggested? if so howd that work for ya?

i would heatthe actual nut itself with a torch then impact. this will allow to nut to expand over the unexpanded bolt. but dont heat too much or itll just break.

***fullerton*** · 02-08-2008, 04:08 AM

wd40 is no where near as good as PB Blaster.Try that.

If that doesn't help, and the above suggestions, cut the damn thing off.

ChefMasterfunk · 02-08-2008, 10:05 AM

yeah i used the impact gun for the top bolt no problem, i just dont have an 1/2 gage 19 mm bolt for the gun.... ill try some pb blaster with some heat today and see what happens

WillisW555 · 02-15-2008, 10:37 AM

Did you get the bolt off? I had the same problem with the right rear lower bolt. We broke a socket trying to get it off. It was ridiculous. We only had an electric impact gun and it was a too big to fit in there.

We finally got it off after 3 rounds of PB Blaster, 1 breaker bar, 1 wrench (to keep the whole thing from spinning), 1 impact socket, and the biggest friend there (to stand on the breaker bar).

02-07-2008, 11:52 PM	#1
ChefMasterfunk STI Driver Car: 05 STi Fav Mod: Coilovers Location: Aliso, socal Posts: 266 Join Date: Mar 2007 Trader Rating: (2)	left rear lower strut bolt...STUCK okay so me and my friend spent a good hour trying to loosen ONE bolt that stood between me and new springs... finished the fronts just fine... did the right rear.. little trouble, but we got it taken care of. then we got the left rear upper strut bolt out no problem, then we get to the lower one.... it seems like it is way over torqued. we broke two ratchets trying to loosen it. then we used the spare tire wrench and it is screwed up on the inside now... we sprayed the shiz out of it with wd40 so maybe some luck in the morning. any of you guys experience this? any suggestions? thanks in advanced!! kyle This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

02-08-2008, 03:44 AM	#2
xrocket21 The Next Petter Solberg Car: 2005 STI Fav Mod: Methanol Location: Boston area Posts: 926 Join Date: Feb 2005 Trader Rating: (5)	Re: left rear lower strut bolt...STUCK Suggestions: -Heat the surrounding area with a torch -Try tightening it a bit, then backing it out -Use a breaker bar with a pipe -impact gun -bigger impact gun I had the same problem with an acura crank pulley bolt, nothing worked, and I couldnt heat it. 1/2" impact wouldnt work, 3/4" impact zipped it right off.

02-08-2008, 03:55 AM	#3
howboutthemapplz Spec C Club Car: 05 OBP STi, 97Sentra Fav Mod: CAR LIFT & Protune! Location: Ohio Posts: 1,279 Join Date: Jan 2007 Trader Rating: (7)	Re: left rear lower strut bolt...STUCK did you use the impact to remove the top bolt, as i suggested? if so howd that work for ya? i would heatthe actual nut itself with a torch then impact. this will allow to nut to expand over the unexpanded bolt. but dont heat too much or itll just break.

02-08-2008, 04:08 AM	#4
*fullerton* abracious Car: AW GDF-D Fav Mod: Track time Location: Near a 100oct pump Posts: 16,153 Join Date: Oct 2005 Trader Rating: (10)	Re: left rear lower strut bolt...STUCK wd40 is no where near as good as PB Blaster.Try that. If that doesn't help, and the above suggestions, cut the damn thing off.

02-08-2008, 10:05 AM	#5
ChefMasterfunk STI Driver Car: 05 STi Fav Mod: Coilovers Location: Aliso, socal Posts: 266 Join Date: Mar 2007 Trader Rating: (2)	Re: left rear lower strut bolt...STUCK yeah i used the impact gun for the top bolt no problem, i just dont have an 1/2 gage 19 mm bolt for the gun.... ill try some pb blaster with some heat today and see what happens

02-15-2008, 10:37 AM	#6
WillisW555 Junior STI Driver Car: 06 WRB STI Location: South San Francisco Posts: 51 Join Date: Mar 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: left rear lower strut bolt...STUCK Did you get the bolt off? I had the same problem with the right rear lower bolt. We broke a socket trying to get it off. It was ridiculous. We only had an electric impact gun and it was a too big to fit in there. We finally got it off after 3 rounds of PB Blaster, 1 breaker bar, 1 wrench (to keep the whole thing from spinning), 1 impact socket, and the biggest friend there (to stand on the breaker bar). This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.