There's always that one bolt...

Discussion in 'Modifications And Maintenance' started by prezawagon, Oct 30, 2005.

  1. prezawagon
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    ... that just won't come loose. Dangit I'd be done by now if I hadn't spent the morning trying to get the last bolt out on the last strut. Broke two sockets, go to sears, get new sockets. Now I've got to take the whole hub and strut out together so I can get the impact onto the nut.

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    Sorry, just needed to vent... back to the garage...
     
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    hhahahha awwww....sorry to hear that it didn't go well for ya. ummm...wel...we got it off with the hub still on the control arm. hehe Maybe I can stop by....I'm heading up to Brooklyn Park to Yia's place. ya?

    EDIT: ummm then again maybe NOT to Yia place..ahhaha
     
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    yeah, both front struts and the other rear strut went fine, just this one is being a real pain...

    cool, feel free to stop on in. it's kinda on the way to brooklyn park

    thanks
     
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    Thanks for the help Fuji. Now off for a test drive...
     
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    hehe no problem. I had nothing to do anyway...hehehe
     
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    Well, with the AGX + SPT it rides a lot better than before, but then, anything rides better than having two shot passenger-side struts. Still rides pretty smooth with the stiffer springs. Only problem is I can't get the adjustment screw on the front passenger strut to turn, so they're both still at 1.
     
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    It reminds me of ImprezaRS_Freek's suspension. No matter what, the two rear bolts on the passenger strut was so rusted they would not budge even with my 600 ft/lb impact wrench. It took us ~2 hours of liquid wrench to get it loose with two coupled monkey wrenches. Then there was the bottom bolt, too! :roll: :x
     
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    hehe when i did my suspensio at chux's almost 2 years ago, the fronts came out fine. granted the spring seats were filled to the top w/ mud. but the back ones we couldnt get to budge w/ impact and wd40.

    so i drove around for a month or so on 500p front suspension and stock back. tell i could use spevs impact (things like 1000ft/lbs, but the bolts still put up a fight)