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Strut top nut will not budge (YET) 850 1995

posted by  KlausC on  Tue May 8 09:33 CST 2018
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By jacking up the A arm, you are putting more pressure on the spring and the large nut. Sounds like a gorilla installed the large nut instead of torquing it to 52lbs. Put a little more penetrating oil on it and let it sit, do both sides.

I always do as you are doing it, loosen the nut a turn, before removing the strut and spring. I have never had a problem with that process.


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New Strut top nut will not budge (YET) [850][1995]
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