hey ya'll, i'm kind of new at this and did search and flip through various help pages.

I can't seem to get the bolts in the following picture off:



I have a long socket wrench and am using a breaker bar for the extra torque, but am still having difficulty getting it off (i'm not that weak either!). The bolt itself is starting to strip and each time i try the grip gets worse and worse. anyone have any advice short of going to a shop for them to install?

thanks so much in advance

 

just have a friend with a wrench on one side and you on the other side and do it at the same time. I remember my first time i did it... it was f'n tough but it slowly came loose. an impact wrench didn't work for us, i used a wrench and an OLD TORQUE wrench that went forwards and backwards which i hear is weird but it work haha

 

wrench + rubber mallet. but if it's stripping....

 

ok i got it! wd-40 is my friend. thanks guys!!

 

ok new problem now! how do i get the center nut off of the strut and shocks? the top mount plate keeps spinning when i try to loosten the nut...?

 

someone posted up s.tech install problem with that same thing.

u need to have a vice clamp mounted to a table or something to keep it completely still so it doesn't turn while u get the nutt off

or .. have a couple friends hold it with clamps as still as possible and get it off...

or.. easiest way is to use a impact wrench with air compressor

i've done the 2nd one and it wasn't fun. the 3rd way is the easiest but not every1 has one so i bought my own

 

Best way was to loosen the center bolt when the strut was still on the car, just make sure that you loosen only and don't take it completely off.

I did the same thing you did though when I took off my drivers side, I ended up having 2 other friends hold it for me while I loosened it.

 

^^^Exactly what I did. Thanks so much! Completely easy and no extra tools necessary.