Removal of front struts

JIN2012 · 05-16-2020, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Pctree24fan

When trying to remove the 19mm nut I struggled for a couple of hours trying to get it to loosen up. I used a deep socket 6 sided and it would not budge, did anyone else have trouble with this? Is there some kind of trick? I could get every other bolt or nut to release except the 19mm. Help please

I know this is pretty old , but I figured I'd share my recent experience incase someone else runs into this: I Got a good shop (has long handle) jack , some hockey pucks and stacked them up on the jack. Got my breaker bar and 19mm socket on the nut. On other side I placed a 22mm wrench on the other nut to prevent it from spinning making sure the wrench was resting on the subframe. I then just jacked up the breaker bar saving my back and satisfyingly watched the nut break loose as the suspension made like a sudden downward motion when the nut gave up. As for the bolt on the flimsy braket on the strut, I just placed an Allen key behind bracket to stop it from flexing then hit the bolt with the breaker bar and socket. The other bracket with 3 14mm bolts, I hit the one bolt thats by itself with an air impact wrench, came out like butter, the other two I used a 14mm socket and ratchet..

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.

SPOHN · 07-16-2012, 10:14 PM

I never use impact on my car until I brake loose the bolts by hand then I zip them off.

DarkJak · 08-02-2012, 12:12 AM

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.

chops · 08-02-2012, 12:36 AM

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

Girald · 06-01-2020, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by tjlazer

For the removal of the front strut, what all needs to be removed on the bottom end? Just the 19mm bolt (circled in red) and the sway bar bolt? What about the three 14mm bolts on the bracket? (circled in green) Do these NEED to be removed?

just the red indicated.... a breaker bar and it comes out like butta

fairladyATX · 10-05-2023, 09:15 PM

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.

cv129 · 10-06-2023, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by fairladyATX

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.

Maybe these diagrams can help.

https://www.nissanpartsdeal.com/part...uspension.html

fairladyATX · 10-08-2023, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by cv129

Maybe these diagrams can help.

https://www.nissanpartsdeal.com/part...uspension.html

It appears the bolts are part of the lower control arm assembly only, and aren't separate. I think this is why everyone else was having issues sourcing these too. Its the bolts shown on the black bracket:

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

07-16-2012, 10:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
SPOHN A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Covington, GA Age: 46 Posts: 14,844 Drives: Waiting on next Z Rep Power: 222	I never use impact on my car until I brake loose the bolts by hand then I zip them off. __________________

10-05-2023, 09:15 PM	#6 (permalink)
fairladyATX Base Member Join Date: May 2021 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 123 Drives: 14 370z Sport M6 Rep Power: 5	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. __________________ "Casual" track car...NASA TX.

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08-02-2012, 12:36 AM	#4 (permalink)
chops A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: NA Posts: 1,732 Drives: NA Rep Power: 22	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