Started my coilover install today, took a while. I had to take the front uca out and take it to a shop to press the ball joint out so i could fit my new camber adjustment spc ball joint. got everything in the front dailed in then headed to the back. Then came the bitch. I couldnt seem to break the bottom strut bolt, the one that attaches to the lca. I used a breaker bar and a air ratchet, no ******* luck. Man im pisses, half my projet is done. I dont have a garage so when the sun goes down the building day is over. You guys got any tips on how to break the bolt. I was thinking of heating it up some how, i loobed the **** out of it but that **** is stuck.


Please any suggestions...

thanks

oh and that bolt broke two ratchets!!!! what the hell

 

wow u must be using some shitty tools. get a 1/2 inch breaker bar from sears and a 17mm socket and break that bitch loose.

 

Big *** impact wrench. Not a puny little one, I mean the ones that could kill a small child if they used it, lol.

 

yeah i used a big *** impact air gun that is what killed the sockets. I think i will head out and get a big *** breaker bar.

any more tips

 

PB Blaster also works wonders for breaking bolts if you also have the right tools on hand

 

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Invest in a set of 1/2 inch drive impact sockets. ones specifically made for 1/2 inch drive impact wrenches. I've used em, there's no way u'd break em. It's when i try to fit a regular 1/2 inch socket on there that i get prob's.