yes i did a search but that didn't help much. what should i do to get this **** taken care of?? damned breaker bar... i couldn't get those bolts loose for the life of me and thats what happened... any help would be appreciated

 

lefty loosey righty tighty....

 

 

yeh it works great!
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what I usually do when I don;t have that tool anywhere near me, I just turn the nut clockwise (tighty) and then loosen it again to get rid of the dust that is possibly holding the virgin nut in place

 

Haha when I was putting in my tokico's, my friend stripped one of the nuts. So we got a chisel and broke that damn nut and went to a car shop, dug through a big bucket of bolts and nuts and replaced =D The chiseling took 2 hours...try using the tool they showed you to save time.

 

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dont work for my mount bolt..doesnt fit that well in place to even loosen it a bit..

 

You need to hammer it on then. Jesus Christ: use some vice grips or something .

 

theyre designed to be hammered/tapped on...

 

that craftsman kit is AWESOME!! it has saved me as well as couple friends a couple of times... they make one that has more bits in it also line 14 bits you should be able to get anything off w/ that

 

well i couldn't use the craftsman set, i need an extended socket. the strut bolts are to long. its the nut that i rounded off

 

un-round 'em ... other than that not too sure what to say...

 

vise grips, good ones

 

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yeah that's prolly a more practical solution than the one I posted... try the grips first before the dremel. Good luck getting em off... I hate rounded, siezed, and otherwise troublesome nuts and bolts

 

worse comes to worse i'll have to pay a shop!! eg

 

First off, if you're talking about the suspension on an eg or ek, you are talking about a shock absorber, not a strut.

My friend was doing suspension on his AE86. The nut was jammed, and ended up rounding off. It was 12mm originally, so my friend hammered an 11mm 12pt on, and it turned right off.

 

im talking about the nut at the top...thats actually on the inside of the car..

 

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i dont understand? can you post a picture or something? Inside of car?

 

It holds the strut upper pillow mount in place. 93-00 have 2 bolts that hold them

 

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yea, but thats not inside the car. That nut can easily be removed with a smaller sized socket, or with nut extractors or vise grips.

 

damn i did this to mine too....vise grips did nothing. so i just left it on there. i had to just take it apart by the actual strut nut. so i guess i cant get an upper strut bar for my rear

 

Those nuts are 14mm's. So get ethier a 13mm or a 1/2inch socket and hammer that **** on the nut. Hammer it till it sits flush, then throw your ratchet on it and take that **** off.

 

something ill have to try... i miss you shawn!