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by **LEV_101** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 11:55 am

someone please help me !!! :cry:

im going to change my springs but the only problem is that i cant f ing take out the 2 bolts on the strut ... please help me. any tips or tricks that can take the 2 bolts out. THANKS SOO MUCH !!!

its on a levin ae101 by the way

by **AE101_REAR_DRIVE** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 12:36 pm

What two bolts theres alot of bolts?

The ones at the strut or what?? :wink:

by **Ae92typeX** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 1:22 pm

Im assuming you mean on the strut?...
do you mean you cant undo them or take them out. Not to offend, but both are pretty easy, are you sure you should be doing the suspension yourself.
anyway...
If you cant undo, either put an extension pipe onto your bar, or give then end a hit with a hammer.
to take them out just a bang with a soft hammer, or drive them out with a screwdriver even.

If its not the strut bolts then my appologies for questioning wether you should be doing it yourself.

by **LEV_101** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 4:26 pm

yup

... the one on the strut... holy mother f***er ... you serious ... its so damn hard ! maybe im just weak

...

maybe i should just go let professional put in my springs ... anybody know where i can find a person that can help me ... in auckland would be good.

cheers

by **AceSniper** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 4:52 pm

use a decent 1/2" bar and socket to match

by **Malcolm** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 4:55 pm

do you have a pair of spring compressors? if not you should be getting someone else to do it

by **Skidman** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 7:18 pm

You should have cracked the nuts while the suspention was still in the car, using the cars weight to hold everything from twisting.
But, the thing to do now would be to use spring compressers to take the tention off the top plate then hit the top nut with a rattle gun. (works 99% of the time) failing this take it into a workshop and ask them to take the nuts off, they will probably help you out for free.
when you install the new springs nip the top nut up, and then use the cars weight to hold everything, and then do it up real tight.
EASY AS

by **LEV_101** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 7:59 am

yea i got spring compressors.

:lol:

... do you compress the springs before you un do the bolts ... :roll:

learning so much from you guys . ill give it a try today

by **Skidman** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 11:18 am

YES most definatly, otherwise the spring (depending on how much tention is on it) will fly along with anything in its path, and usually somebody gets hurt

If your not 100% confident in what your doing its probably best to get somebody who knows what they are doing to help.

by **Fraud** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 11:24 am

I can help for a doz beers :wink:

West auck, PM for contact if you want!

by **AceSniper** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 12:05 pm

I think hes talking about the two bolts holding the strut to the hub not the nut holding the top plate on??

Hmmm or maybe not? If its the top nut then compress the spring then doit

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