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Old Oct 6, 2001 | 12:19 AM
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wut should i do...me n a friend tried lowerin my back...but the bolts got stuck (not the tire bolts, but the suspension area) we even used a air compressor shiet thing too, no luck, any ideas? thanks
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Old Oct 6, 2001 | 06:13 AM
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spray with penertating lube/solution, or wd40. soke it, and let it sit fr 5 minutes. try hitting it gently a couple of time to get all the rust and dirt off.
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Old Oct 6, 2001 | 05:21 PM
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helps if you could be more specific about which bolts they are....
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Old Oct 6, 2001 | 07:01 PM
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Don't use air tools on there man.
I think you must mean "nuts," not "bolts."
Sounds like you've striped the thread on the nuts or the studs.
Last time that happened to me on a strut-top bolt, i just got a vice-grip on the nut REAL tight and just kept turning counterclockwise while pulling up real hard. Someone else might have brighter ideas for removing striped nuts.
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Old Oct 6, 2001 | 07:03 PM
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Oh, ****. Maybe you do mean bolt. I can't imagine a suspension bolt air tools can't undo, unless you did end up either striping the threads or rounding the head.
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Old Oct 6, 2001 | 07:29 PM
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the suspension area covers a wide region to me, if you stripped it a pair of channel locks might work
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Old Oct 10, 2001 | 04:37 AM
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I'd put $10 down and say you have a seized lower strut mount. What happens is that the bolt (that holds the fork on the end of the strut, to the knuckle) seizes to the metal collar inside of the bushing. This happens on a lot of Hondas (including mine.) If you try to loosen it, it will most likely shear off inside the collar. What you will probably need to do is have that bushing pressed out and replaced (the bushing is around $11.)
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Old Oct 10, 2001 | 07:12 AM
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take a drill and set it in the bolt the back it off if done right it will work
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