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lil5speed · 01-21-2006, 11:02 PM

ok, well, my strut mount finally rusted out, in the rear, so i got another one. question is how do i go about getting the center bolt off, since the moutn around it is rusted off. when i try to loosen, it will just turn the whole piston to the strut. how can i stop this from turning without hurting anything?

AyzhenInvasion · 01-22-2006, 09:12 AM

bump. i'd like to know too

lil5speed · 01-22-2006, 11:39 AM

any ideas?

RedPhoenix · 01-22-2006, 11:46 AM

use a pb blaster, liquid wrench or something and get an air rachet and see if a quick jerk will break it.

lil5speed · 01-22-2006, 04:12 PM

well. i finally got a pair of vice grips locked onto the very top of the strut piston, and then put a breaker bar on it, came right off. before, i let it soak in liquid wrench, and tried an impact wrench on it, didnt do anything. but its fixed so im happy.

TBayToyotaBoy · 01-23-2006, 02:04 PM

Okay, this is a little tricky to explain, but I'll do my best...if you pry apart the boot at the top of the strut (between the mounting plate at the very top, and the top coil seat), you'll see the top of the piston shaft in there. If you rotate the assembly, you'll notice that the shaft is flat on two sides. You can fit a wrench (I think it was a 23mm on my GT-S) into the two slots, and brace it on the garage floor while a buddy--or in my case my wonderful girlfriend--uses a breaker-bar socket extension on the head bolt.

Um, that may not be super-clear to everyone, but I hope it helps...