HairyCanary said:
Two words: impact wrench. I wouldn't bother trying it without one.
Absolutely. I had one bolt on mine that wouldn't come off with the impact. I hammered on it and hammered on it, but no. A 4 1/2" grinder got it off, though.
I have a feeling that the one strut had been replaced at some time, and am guessing that some jack-ass mechanic just railed the nut on with a impact way too tight. The other strut (most likely OEM) came off easily with the impact.
In hindsight, I wish that I'd tried a nutsplitter, first. But, I don't have one, or have ever used one... got a cutoff wheel, though. It ended up being a big pain. After I got the head all the way cut and ground off, the bolt would not come out of the hole 'backwards' due to the bolt's sholder. I had to hammer it in as much as it would go, and then take a sawzall and cut the bolt on the nut side, bottom up, without any shoe support. Not fun.
BUT, I would not let my horror story stop you from doing this. Chances are, that your's will be fine. You know how it goes...someone's got a bad story about whatever you are working on, and if you let that stop you, you'll never fix anything!
The strut to spindle nuts are torqued to 141-191 lb-ft.
ABS sensor bracket: 17-23 lb-ft.
Top strut nut: 55-92 lb-ft.
Rick