@@danruffing5057 I recommend an air-hammer. Check air-hammer reviews for a good one. Get a heavy piece of metal pressed up against the other side to give it something to hammer against.
@garagebuildz5216 i used a grinder with a cut off wheel and put a new lower control arm on it with the new cv axle. the strut fork bolt and the control arm bolt both had to be cut they were never gonna come loose
Hindsight is 20/20 but what if you just decompressed the spring and then sawzalled the strut/spring in half? Could you compress the replacement enough to fit it in and leave the cleavis in place?
@@garagebuildz5216 Right you are! I was listening to what you were saying and not where you were pointing. Yes, the upper ball joint torque spec is 70 pounds/foot... Keep Up The Good Work... Happy Wrenching!
I'm having the exact same issue right now with that strut bolt it won't budge. But I'm trying not to cut it off yet. It's very frustrating
@@danruffing5057 I recommend an air-hammer. Check air-hammer reviews for a good one. Get a heavy piece of metal pressed up against the other side to give it something to hammer against.
@@danruffing5057 did you get it loose?
@garagebuildz5216 i used a grinder with a cut off wheel and put a new lower control arm on it with the new cv axle. the strut fork bolt and the control arm bolt both had to be cut they were never gonna come loose
@@danruffing5057 cool
@garagebuildz5216 it was a bitch to say the least.
great video very informative,what size were the tire lug nut bolts...thanks
Hindsight is 20/20 but what if you just decompressed the spring and then sawzalled the strut/spring in half? Could you compress the replacement enough to fit it in and leave the cleavis in place?
No. Geometry. Too difficult to explain.
The torque specs for the upper control arms was 80 pounds/foot and not 60 mate.... Good luck!
Wrong. It is 70 for the ball joint. I started at 60 and increased it until the cotter pin lined up.
@@garagebuildz5216 Right you are! I was listening to what you were saying and not where you were pointing. Yes, the upper ball joint torque spec is 70 pounds/foot... Keep Up The Good Work... Happy Wrenching!