spring install question HELP!
 

alright so I was installing my springs this weekend and i got through the fronts easily but once I reached the back I ran into a problem. No matter how hard i tried I couldn't remove the nut above the bushings on the rear struts, you know the one that can come flying off and hurt you. I soaked it in wd-40, which seemed to work with the bolt on the lca, but it still didn't budge.
so my question is what the hell do i have to do to get it to come off!!!!!!???
someone help
thanks

What i did was soaked it with a 3 in 1 spray can remember the name, it was meant for removing stuck bolts and rust,etc, anyways i sprayed the bolts the night before twice and once in the morning, and around lunch time i unscrewd them without any problems. If that doesnt work you could try heating it up.

impact wrench

compress the spring first .. this takes pressure off the nut .. then use an open ended wrench and hex key in the piston to get it off...

Liquid wrench to the rescue.

what bolt are we talking about like the one at the top of the shock assembly??

if so make sure you have an allen wrench in the top to counter the shaft spinning :thumbup:

exactly what I said

i agree with loudsubs, impact wrench will take those off without any struggle

oh i forgot to mention I was using a compressor and an allen wrench but it still wasn't working so i think i need an impact wrench...can i get one from canadian tire?

yes you can ...

just to check did you compress the spring to the point where the top hat is loose?

yes i did
I compressed it so much that the spring wasn't touching the hat anymore and i was easily spinning it around
oh and also my passenger side lca was really hard to disconnect so should i also use an impact wrench for that?

becareful with an impact wrench... dont wanna break anything....

if your talking about your front lca there should be zero problems... and the only problem you should have on the rear is the middle one... from my experiance anyways

yes im talking about the rear one
how did u solve your problem?

been said before...

you have a better chance of breaking a bolt using hand tools impact wrench hits the bolts straight on with torque....

as for CT and impact wrenches... if you have an air compressor that is suffecient yes CT sells the Impact wrenches, but you need a decent air compressor, the elctric ones suck donky nuts

What do you mean by electric ones?

aren't they all electric?? i guess you could get a gas powered one but i dont think they are very popular because of how big they have to be :shrugs:

Gas? lol

have you guys ever been in an automotive tool store before lol :p

Electric:

https://i24.ebayimg.com/03/i/01/9e/2f/56_1_b.JPG

Air Powered:

https://i8.ebayimg.com/03/i/01/98/eb/82_1_b.JPG

Air is by far superior to electric, dont expect to use the electric for much

oh ok i thought you meant electric compressor

cause you said "but you need a decent air compressor, the elctric ones suck donky nuts"

but all compressors or electric i think... they used to have gas powered ones before though i think

Yeah i also thought thats what he meant.

well electric compressors do suck donky balls too :p

untill you get into the 600volt screw type spitting out 100scfm a minute, then there alright :D