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Topic subjectCANT PUT IN COILOVERS
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4194, CANT PUT IN COILOVERS
Posted by mrlocalpimp, Nov-22-01 04:13 AM
I understand the instructions perfect for putting in my coilovers. But FIRST the upper mounting bracket's bolt wont come off. I give it 2 hours finally it budges. THEN all three strut tower bolts take a long time. And NOW the lower mounting bracket's bolt, the big 17mm one, WILL NOT BUDGE> I scarred my hand trying to push it out, ive used 83 gallons of wd40, ive hitt he ratchet with a hammer but it either does nothing or flies off. ARGH. Anyone with suggestions?
4195, RE: CANT PUT IN COILOVERS
Posted by phatGS, Nov-22-01 08:28 AM
use a breaker bar and keep trying
4196, RE: CANT PUT IN COILOVERS
Posted by vegasdsmr, Nov-22-01 08:33 AM
yeah, what he said. the suspension is a bitch to get apart.

go to home depot, or a diff store like it, and get steel piping that will go around your wrench to add length. then pull as far away from the nut as possible on the pipe thats on the wrench. by doin this you will increase the torque like crazy, and the nut should break.

maybe try rust eater or sumthin diff than wd40, or take a torch to it, but i dont recommend that
4197, RE: CANT PUT IN COILOVERS
Posted by Kahn, Nov-22-01 10:19 AM
DO NOT PUT A TORCH TO IT...


You are too close to gas charged shocks to put a torch to it - when a gas or compressed fluid is heated up it expands - when it can not expand any further it blows a hole in the chamber it is contained in.

Get a breaker bar.
4198, RE: CANT PUT IN COILOVERS
Posted by mrlocalpimp, Nov-22-01 07:09 PM
whats a breaker bar? is that the extension thing? if i ask someone at home depot are they gonna know what i mtalking about?
4199, RE: CANT PUT IN COILOVERS
Posted by NCHRGE98, Nov-23-01 01:03 AM
it's just a piece of metal pipe bro. any store will have it
4200, RE: CANT PUT IN COILOVERS
Posted by PowerEclipses, Nov-23-01 04:58 AM
2 eclipses and a vette?? in the same drive way? :D looks like mine in about 20 years
4201, RE: CANT PUT IN COILOVERS
Posted by cyan, Nov-23-01 09:52 AM
trust me it gets 100 times easier after youve done it once fully.
4202, RE: CANT PUT IN COILOVERS
Posted by koolade9, Nov-23-01 03:24 PM
true that... mine's like butta now...