Strut Brace Installation issue-pics

Shahrez · Post by **Shahrez** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 7:23 pm

Alright. The problem is not with the strut brace. The problem is the bolts which have to be removed to place in the strut brace and then redo the bolts. I cant seem to get the bolts to even budge. Ive added some pics to show you guys what it looks like. It's really starting to annoy me! lol

Post by **Bennoz** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 7:25 pm

You're using a ring spanner or socket & not a shifter I hope?

mr-charisma · Post by **mr-charisma** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 7:39 pm

WD40 the suckers!

oh & get at it with a socket .. long handle socket with more leverage would be better. .. they're stuck on pretty hard, but just be sure not to thread them, 'tis a bitch if you do

Shahrez · Post by **Shahrez** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 7:45 pm

iam tried using a ring spanner and that didnt work. Tried using a socket, and not much luck either! Gonna have Wd40 it and then give it few light blows with a hammer to loosen any rusty bits!

Post by **Bennoz** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 7:48 pm

Yeah this has happened to me before, I ended up getting a big chisel & hammering it into a flange on the nut so hard that it split the nut in half.

jonowong · Post by **jonowong** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 8:10 pm

have u tried a huge breaker bar? it does the trick if its 40cm+ long

kind of like my penis...

mr-charisma · Post by **mr-charisma** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 8:21 pm

jonowong wrote:have u tried a huge breaker bar? it does the trick if its 40cm+ long

kind of like my penis...

doesn't help if he uses a flaccid breaker bar

jonowong · Post by **jonowong** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 8:26 pm

mr-charisma wrote:
jonowong wrote:have u tried a huge breaker bar? it does the trick if its 40cm+ long

kind of like my penis...
doesn't help if he uses a flaccid breaker bar

your breaker bar might be flaccid but not mine...

mr-charisma · Post by **mr-charisma** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 8:35 pm

lol, i know you are but what am i!!!

Post by **BorepYano** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 10:50 pm

ok... penis jokes aside....

a deep socket and a decently sized breaker bar did the trick for me when i was stuck.

and if u do WD40 it, make sure u clean it off properly afterwards.

khunjeng · Post by **khunjeng** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 7:01 am

it was tight when I have taken these off.

I have a long rachet which is a mini breaker bar whihc does the trick..you need the leverage and it will come off easily.

Make sure your sicket is the correct size or you might round the edges and then you will be upset.

FtoSam · Post by **FtoSam** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 9:24 am

Is it just me, or are we still talking about penis jokes?

maggsy · Post by **maggsy** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 10:51 am

exactly what i was thinking

people talking about leverage, and stuff coming off.

and Yangs comment just sounds wrong, we didn't want to know that you clean yours with WD40

Shahrez · Post by **Shahrez** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 3:02 pm

lol by the way, where can you get a breaker bar from anyways? bunnings? and how much would it cost approximately? Coz ive just got socket wrench which isn't long at all (no pun intended) so i think i really might need a breaker bar to get more leverage!

Post by **BorepYano** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 3:45 pm

Shahrez wrote:lol by the way, where can you get a breaker bar from anyways? bunnings? and how much would it cost approximately? Coz ive just got socket wrench which isn't long at all (no pun intended) so i think i really might need a breaker bar to get more leverage!

super cheap, snapon, bunnings, anywhere that sells tools.
alternatively u can just do what i did, took my car to get serviced by kmart tyre and auto and they "kindly" left one in my engine bay

Shahrez · Post by **Shahrez** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 6:35 pm

Finally got them off!!! A few more shots of WD40, a much longer ring wrench, a bit of testosterone, and viola!, off they came!

Thanks for all the help guyz!! really appreciate it! especiall since i didnt have much time left in Perth, going overseas next wednesday! I'll keep posted on the forum though from there for the next 2 months!

JOeJOe · Post by **JOeJOe** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 9:12 pm

Where did you get your brace from and how much?

Shahrez · Post by **Shahrez** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 9:18 pm

got it from Malz- car part warehouse in Perth. On sale for $39.

JOeJOe · Post by **JOeJOe** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 9:30 pm

Do they have any left?

Cheapest I've seen are like $100

Shahrez · Post by **Shahrez** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 9:49 pm

yeah i looked around before and they were around that much! But they havin a sale, so those bars have come down from i thik $90 to $39! i think they do have some left. But not 100% sure. They might restock them?