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Offline Andy1994

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Strut mounts removal help needed :(
« on: January 17, 2014, 05:35:54 pm »
Fitting my springs today, rear was a doddle done in 15 mins, moving on to the front the three bots holding the strut at the top are spinning and have broke free from the mount, is there anyway to remove these apart from using a angle grinder

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Re: Strut mounts removal help needed :(
« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2014, 06:30:49 pm »
No

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Re: Strut mounts removal help needed :(
« Reply #2 on: January 19, 2014, 12:58:54 pm »
any help on this would be appreciated

Offline G40will

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Re: Strut mounts removal help needed :(
« Reply #3 on: January 19, 2014, 02:05:38 pm »
Just been doing the same job on mine and noticed that the top mount has nuts underneath so if yours is spinning then it may have broken loose from the mount.

It looks like a 13mm

Have a look under the wheel arch up into the top mount area and you'll se what I mean.

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Re: Strut mounts removal help needed :(
« Reply #4 on: January 19, 2014, 02:11:46 pm »
yeah seen that cant get a socket on to it and not holding vice grips either

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Re: Strut mounts removal help needed :(
« Reply #5 on: January 19, 2014, 02:25:42 pm »
Told you, grinder, nut splitter, or hammer & chisel.

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Re: Strut mounts removal help needed :(
« Reply #6 on: January 19, 2014, 03:30:13 pm »
I used a hacksaw on one of my bolts, the other stuck one I managed to get vice grips from underneath. A 13mm socket won't fit as they're a sort of oval nut.
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Re: Strut mounts removal help needed :(
« Reply #7 on: January 19, 2014, 09:22:03 pm »
This happened to me. There are a few ways to go about it. I personally tried avoiding doing any damage to the paint. I positioned the hacksaw blade underneath the head of the bolt and spun it with an impact gun (or drill) until the blade cut through. Problem solved. No paint on the struts was harmed in the process.
« Last Edit: January 21, 2014, 06:03:51 am by JigBake »

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Re: Strut mounts removal help needed :(
« Reply #8 on: January 19, 2014, 10:02:56 pm »
thats a good idea did it take long?

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Re: Strut mounts removal help needed :(
« Reply #9 on: January 21, 2014, 06:03:28 am »
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Re: Strut mounts removal help needed :(
« Reply #10 on: November 29, 2014, 01:46:00 pm »
This happened to me. There are a few ways to go about it. I personally tried avoiding doing any damage to the paint. I positioned the hacksaw blade underneath the head of the bolt and spun it with an impact gun (or drill) until the blade cut through. Problem solved. No paint on the struts was harmed in the process.

This is bloody genious.

Thanks man, you just saved me from wrecked the place with a grinder