I had someone come and push down on the lower arm with their foot and was able to get it to slide out.how are people getting these out?
No matter what I do I still have like a inch of the lower body still in the knuckle.
Argh.
It was definitely a pain. Make sure you have the 3 bolts out near the lower ball joint. Be careful not to bang anything into the edge of your fender.how are people getting these out?
No matter what I do I still have like a inch of the lower body still in the knuckle.
Argh.
How do you put the strut back in I can't get it to seat right for the life of meGot it. Thanks for the help!
Unfortunately tore my driver's side
CV boot a bit. Ugh.
I pulled the ball joint off the control arm, lowered down the knuckle, then put the strut into the knuckle(make sure you have the notch inserted into the groove), then lifted it up into the strut tower. Then partially thread a nut onto the longer bolt so you have play, align the knuckle, then press up until the strut goes all the way into the knuckle, then reattach the ball joint. Hand tighten the strut tower bolts.How do you put the strut back in I can't get it to seat right for the life of me
It's pretty difficult to do alone, I would recommend getting someone to help.How do you put the strut back in I can't get it to seat right for the life of me
Ok so it's starting to make sense why I couldn't get it don't I think it's because I left the LCA connected just not bolted on so the knuckle wouldn't tilt enough to seat properly. Hopefully this was the issue I will try it when I get he in a fewIt's pretty difficult to do alone, I would recommend getting someone to help.
With the knuckle disconnected from the control arm and the tie rod, I slid the strut into the knuckle while it was resting on my ramp.
Then I got the help (GF) to fasten the strut to car while I held it up.
Push the LCA down, line up the ball joint bolts with LCA holes and release the LCA.
Ok I got it back together but the top hat but is spinning so far I used a regular wrench. I hear you need an impact wrench but is that really going to help it from just spinnspiingng in place?Ok so it's starting to make sense why I couldn't get it don't I think it's because I left the LCA connected just not bolted on so the knuckle wouldn't tilt enough to seat properly. Hopefully this was the issue I will try it when I get he in a few
Are you talking about taking the top hat off the strut? For that, it's easier to break that loose when it's still on the car. Otherwise you'll need an impact gun or rig up something to hold the strut.Ok I got it back together but the top hat but is spinning so far I used a regular wrench. I hear you need an impact wrench but is that really going to help it from just spinnspiingng in place?