Changing struts-FYI

mustang462002

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FYI

Guides on here say you can do it without an impact wrench. You can't. I tried everything from a big bar and a wrench to cutting the nut off. Either way you need the impact wrench.

It took me 5 trips to different stores to find an affordable electric impact wrench. Made life much easier.

FYI very important. Tokico HP struts have a nut that is bigger than stock struts. You need a special size not usually found on kits.

This install was stupid hard because of the impact wrench.

 

mustang462002

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Crap. Mods can you move it to tech. thanks

 

geoffsgt

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So where'd you find the electric impact wrench? What was the price on it?

 

mustang462002

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Found it at Pep Boys. It was the goodyear rechargeable for $89. Saved my life.

 

40th GT

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I guess it's necessary if you're bolts are old/seized.
When I changed my struts/shocks at 26k miles, I was able to loosen them w/o any power tools.

 

BurningRubber

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Loosened mine for the spring install with just a ratchet and socket, and a small tube to act as a breaker bar...

 

mustang462002

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Man was mine seized. Gave me two hours of hell. Tried everything. Guess your just lucky.

 

LaserSVT

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I just used my air tools

 

Flghtmstr1

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I've done all the mods in my sig with hand tools. That nut was ridiculously hard to get off, but with an adequate supply of WD-40 and elbow grease, it came off with a wrench and large screwdriver through the slot to keep the strut shaft from spinning.

 

SaleenGT2001

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Flghtmstr1 said:

it came off with a wrench and large screwdriver through the slot to keep the strut shaft from spinning.

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thats what i did, worked perfectly

 

deftsound

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mustang462002 said:

Man was mine seized. Gave me two hours of hell. Tried everything. Guess your just lucky.

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yea mine were the same way, i took off the whole assembly and brought it to a local shop where they had an impact gun

 

astronut1885

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I just did it the other day with a wrench and screwdriver. I have air tools, they're just buried by all the crap for the bathroom redeco we're doing.