Strut replacement
#1
Strut replacement
Attempting to remove my old struts this weekend, found that the lower two bolts did not wish to easily come out. Before possibly damaging anything I aborted the task to ask a couple questions.
1. Those two lower bolts, is that a tight fit in the first place or are the just frozen ( rusted in )
2. What is the best method for extracting those bolts and should they just simply be replaced?
Thank you for your thoughts in advance,
Todd.
1. Those two lower bolts, is that a tight fit in the first place or are the just frozen ( rusted in )
2. What is the best method for extracting those bolts and should they just simply be replaced?
Thank you for your thoughts in advance,
Todd.
#2
Attempting to remove my old struts this weekend, found that the lower two bolts did not wish to easily come out. Before possibly damaging anything I aborted the task to ask a couple questions.
1. Those two lower bolts, is that a tight fit in the first place or are the just frozen ( rusted in )
2. What is the best method for extracting those bolts and should they just simply be replaced?
Thank you for your thoughts in advance,
Todd.
1. Those two lower bolts, is that a tight fit in the first place or are the just frozen ( rusted in )
2. What is the best method for extracting those bolts and should they just simply be replaced?
Thank you for your thoughts in advance,
Todd.
Last edited by JC Colon; 08-05-2013 at 10:46 AM.
#4
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I've done much what JC had done, but I used an air hammer with a punch bit, it normally pushed the bolt out and there was not harm and the splines stayed in tact. In issues where heat is needed, heat the head and the thread ends of the bolt to expand the bolt and it's spline inside the knuckle (do not heat the knuckle). Then let it cool for about 5-10 minutes and try again. The concept is to expand the bolt in the spline and break any "bond" that had formed over the years and then letting it cool should give it the micro-amount of space to be pushed out.
#5
Todd
The splines are on the bolt, again just like your Hub assembly or steering column into the gear box. The holes in the new struts are smooth. The splines on the pins make their own grooves in the knuckle. So they go in Very Tight. If you can hit them with enough force, they will pop out. It's just a matter of Space between the pin tip and the forward side of the wheel well on the rears. The front has the Space. A good 3 to 5 pound sledge hammer will do the job.
#6
They could be seized, in that case follow The Maniac's advice.But try giving a few GOOD wacks. If you are doing all 4 Struts do the front first, they are easier and you will understand what I meanabout the rears.
Last edited by JC Colon; 08-05-2013 at 01:23 PM.
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