Not spinning, not moving, have the impact in reverse. God I hope I am not going in the wrong direction. Driving me freakin crazy. Have not tried a breaker bar,
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07-16-2012, 09:07 PM | #31 (permalink) |
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Not spinning, not moving, have the impact in reverse. God I hope I am not going in the wrong direction. Driving me freakin crazy. Have not tried a breaker bar, to afraid I would strip it out. I am not going to let this damn thing whip my ***!!!
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That sucker is on there tight! I don't remember having that much trouble. If the impact isn't getting anywhere then you can try the breaker bar, sometimes constant torque is better than the hammer.
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07-16-2012, 11:52 PM | #34 (permalink) |
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yep thats what I did on each side, but I got them off! Rounded them nuts nicely when the socket slipped off a few times...
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I was at a friend's house trying to get this exact bolt off. The right side came off after some olympic level pulling, but the left side absolutely wouldn't budge. Broke 2 rachets at first, and then started bending our breaker bar, and wouldn't even budge from an impact wrench at 150 psi. Just gave up, I'm just taking it to a shop and letting them deal with it.
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wow, ive never had issues with the 19mm bolt. simple 1/2" ratchet, 6pt - 19mm socket and a 2 foot breaker bar has never failed me. come to think of it, no bolt on my car has been difficult with that breaker bar
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As for removing the strut I used SPOHNs advice and removed the strut by carefully dropping it towards the back of the car but being careful with the brake line. Trying to push down on the rotor to get the strut over the lca is the asinine way. Last edited by JIN2012; 05-16-2020 at 11:45 PM. |
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I just removed mine to swap springs...
How i did it, you might do it differently With the car off the ground and front wheels removed.. You start with the sway bar end links ( which attach your struts to the assembly at the bottom). One those are out, put a jack under the lower control arm and add slight pressure... Then open the hood, remove the strut mount 3 nuts and ring... unscrew the brake line nut, unmount the brake line from the strut / and unhinge the rubber line grommets held by the strut unbolt ( be careful to neutralize the spindle or you can wreck the threads) upper control arm spindle and push it all the way up Lower the jack or remove it completely if you dont need it push down on the lower control arm until you can free the strut from the top or from the bottom (removing the strut by pulling the lower end out worked for me that should be it... I had to pull mine twice since I needed to adjust my upper control arm a few times to 0 camber the wheels.. This order of steps should be fine so long as a jack is supporting assembly right under where the strut is connected, just so it stays in place to make removing the top nuts easier... the strut didnt jump out at me during the process.. the spring is contained withing the strut itself, so it was like removing any other part on the car. The rear oem spring is another matter. BTW your retorque specs should be: (Info contained in the FSM in the FSU section) 120 foot pounds for the end link nut that connects the shock absorber to the "transverse link" 62 foot pounds for the end link nut that connects the swaybar 41 foot pounds for the nut/bolt that locks in the control arm spindle 22 foot pounds for the 3 top nuts with the black ring (accessed from the engine bay) Dont forget threadlocker...
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Anyone have a part number on the 14mms? I messed up the bolt head pretty bad getting it off (but luckily it came off). Want to replace it with a new one.
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https://www.nissanpartsdeal.com/part...uspension.html
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https://www.nissanpartsdeal.com/part...500-1ea3b.html Ace Hardware didn't have one either. Thread pitch was slightly different. Might have to go junkyard diving... edit: they are M10x1.25 30mm. Can find them here: https://www.mcmaster.com/catalog/129/3546/95735A631
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