GSR_hatch936

do i just remove the one bolt that is a 14mm and thats it other then the to at the top?? cuz that one where the struts sits it a bitch tryin to get off!!! i even got a impact after it!!!

sleeperrex

u gotta do the rear lca too...and after u take the top hat off so u can slip on the new springs

Acuronda_SloTeg

use a floor jack to compress the strut and and stuff and pry down the hub from the strut. its going to be fun getting it out with the stock springs but with c/o's they go in like nothing.

GSR_hatch936

ok but im talkin bout that bolt... where the strut sit on is that the bolt to take off?? cuz its not comin off! should i use a jack to jack it up then remove the bolt?

Acuronda_SloTeg

use a jack goin up and down and work the bolt out. its not gonna move very much. jack up pull, lower,pull,jack up pull. its gonna be a pain after u get the bolt out of its threads on the strut.

GSR_hatch936

we got the strut still on but wont come off that bolt where the strut sits on!!! all the other bolt are off.. the strut and spring is just dangling but the only thing holding it is that one bolt?? is there anything else i might need to do?1

Acuronda_SloTeg

did u get the top 3 strut nuts.....

Acuronda_SloTeg

inside the hatch theres those lil panels that pop up. dont forget those

GSR_hatch936

yea got the top ones! its like 2 bolts under that plastic cap...

Acuronda_SloTeg

if that bolt isnt all the way out of the hub and strut, it wont come out

GSR_hatch936

This is the bitch that wont come off!!!!!!!!!

Acuronda_SloTeg

ok. have u unscrewed as much as u can? if u have then dont answer that. get a screwdriver and hammer and hit the bolt out. the screwdriver will get stuck but jack up the hub and get it out. once thats done. have ur friend stand on the hub while u work the strut out

GSR_hatch936

the bolt hasnt been unscrewed and wont unscrew... its not getting the bolt out! and im usin a compressor!

Acuronda_SloTeg

did u hold the nut on the other side? is it rounded? lol

japanjay

Aight, since I just did mine about a month ago I will try to help. I think since you are saying that the bolt wont come loose, it is rusted frozen inside the bushing. Inside the bushing there is a metal tube in which the bolt goes through. I had the same problem. First I sprayed the expletive out of everything the night before with WD. Next day I couldnt get that bolt to come off. The rest did. I hit it with a air rachtet and then moved onto a impact which striped the head. Took a air grinder and re-shaped it and pounded on a slightly smaller socket and that still didnt work. Ended up reshaping on more time then pounding a smaller socket onto it. After that I welded the socket to the blot and took a breaker bar to it. I was like, I wanna see you strip now you SOB after welding it. A couple good whacks on the breaker bar and it came loose. Cut the socket off and went to the dealership and bought a new bolt.

Acuronda_SloTeg

hey i gtg bro. good luck and post final product of the coilovers on ur car.

gofastgokart99

I recently did my coilovers...that bushing in there might be seized...thats why mine wouldnt come out. make sure you dont break that bolt or you will have to put a torch to it. If the bolt turns and the rubber bushing inside tries to turn with it your gonna be in for a long install cause most likely your gonna have to melt that rubber bushing w/ a torch to free that bolt up, and your gonna have to buy new bushings and heat them and bng them back in. Its a pain in the ***. Also make sure your not tourqing on the worng side...GOOD LUCK!

GSR_hatch936

thats nice?=!

magicaltrout

http://www.team-integra.net/se...=1025

you're probably going to want to buy new bushings for that part.