Any suggestions for getting front strut dust caps off????

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06-15-2008, 07:13 PM

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Any suggestions for getting front strut dust caps off????

I am not sure what my next move is but I can't get them off.

Help out a dumb guy please.

I won't mention how many different ways I am trying to get them off already.

thanks in advance.

06-15-2008, 07:58 PM

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they should come right off with a little flathead.

06-15-2008, 10:17 PM

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Its giving me trouble but I will keep at it.
Thanks.

06-15-2008, 11:53 PM

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I initially had this problem too while trying to tighten my strut top-nut. Believe it or not my problem was I was trying to open the wrong thing!!! Talk about dumb!!! The black metal "cap" that I was trying to pry open with a crow-bar at one point wouldn't budge and I couldn't figure out wtf I was doing wrong. Then I FINALLY noticed that on top of the metal disk I thought was the cap is the little rubber cover that just pops off with your fingernail even. So don't feel too bad, it took me 2 days to figure this out.

Cheers!

06-16-2008, 12:47 AM

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Push down on the center of the rubber cap... that should give you enough room to get a fingernail or something under the edge of it.

06-16-2008, 01:25 AM

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It took me 45 minutes trying to pry the gd strut bearing apart vs remove the dust cap. Poking the middle is the best bet than pry it off.

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I initially had this problem too while trying to tighten my strut top-nut. Believe it or not my problem was I was trying to open the wrong thing!!! Talk about a dumb-butt!!! The black metal "cap" that I was trying to pry open with a crow-bar at one point wouldn't budge and I couldn't figure out wtf I was doing wrong. Then I FINALLY noticed that on top of the metal disk I thought was the cap is the little rubber cover that just pops off with your fingernail even. So don't feel too bad, it took me 2 days to figure this out.

Cheers!

06-16-2008, 02:10 AM

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Thanks so much.

Yeah, I was overthinking it.

I got it off and realized that I was thinking the whole piece was removable.

I got front Konis installed right as winter set in and just kept them adjusted the way they came from the factory.

Now. because of your help I set them to SOFT and I really like the difference.

The way they came set seemed about in the middle.

I turned them all the way.

I never got to the point of a crowbar for removing them but I got help real quick from you guys and I am glad I just stopped before I damaged anything.

I have TRD shocks in the rear so it seems like they compliment each other now.

06-16-2008, 02:12 AM

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Hey FAST

I hope you didn't damage anything?

06-17-2008, 04:24 PM

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Hey FAST

I hope you didn't damage anything?

Everything seems ok, I don't feel anything different and the car tracks ok. I'm lucky I stopped just before REALLY leaning on that crowbar!

Anyway, what kind of Konis did you get? I'm thinking of Konis too.

06-17-2008, 05:03 PM

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I got these for 85 dollars shipped brand new from a dude on ebay.

I would of never gotten them otherwise.

This seller seems kinda high but these are the ones I got.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/04-07...spagenameZWD1V

I also got TRD waydo in the back and they were 60 dollars new from a ebay dude....ha ha

The vogtlands had me bouncing a bit so...