top hat nut
 

im installing springs on my civic, and i cant seem to get the last nut off on the top hat. i sprayed it down with lubricate and tried heating it up with a torch but nothing seems to be working. if you guys have any ideas of suggestions please let me know thanks

wd40. let it sit for a few minutes then put a johnson bar to it. when you put it back together be sure to use some anti-seize. that stuff is liquid gold if you work on your car yourself a lot.

i assume you mean a propane torch...

just heat it up for a good 2-3 minutes.

are you talking about this nut?

http://www.sexyracing.com/tilt/howto/wrx/suspension/11.jpg

if it's that one I don't know why you would need to heat it up or use a johnson bar. You need to use an impact wrench to take that off otherwise it will just keep spinning. Unless your lucky enough to have a strut that has they allen key thingy so you can hold it in place.

ya, some have the allen key and pretty sure older ones have just a flat piece you can clamp on some visegrips to make it not spin.

This is what I do,

yeah, propane sucks for heating things up, ihave an oxy acet setup here. As for the nut, nothing works like an impact gun.

well for the 3 struts i was able to use a allen key with a wrench, but i was able to bring it to a garage to use their impact gun and it worked. thanks for the suggestions