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When you say “won’t come out” do you mean that you can’t get the bolt heads to turn while holding the nut with a wrench, or have you already removed the nut and the bolt itself won’t slide out of it’s hole? If you’re trying to loosen the fasteners, turn the nut, not the bolt. If memory serves, the bolts themselves are splined the same way that a stud inside of a wheel hub is, and you’ll never be able to make it spin without damaging something. Loosen the nut, then tap the bolt out with a hammer.
Yes,.it is exactly what I’m trying to do. I was trying to turn the bolt by holding the nut. I will get a deep socket to do it in reverse mode (turning the nut as opposed to the bolt). Thanks so much for sharing this . I’m glad I haven’t break anything yet by doing it so. I think the Bolt/nut is a 13/16″
One more question. I’m replacing the whole strut assembly with spring. I’m guessing I need to take the car for an alignment after replacement , since I’m gonna be moving the Steering Knuckle correct?Yes you have to remove the nut, like 3SheetsDiesel said, the head end of the bolt is splined. Remove the nuts and then knock the bolts out. And yes you’ll need an alignment after you install the new strut assemblies.
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Yea you need to remove the nut not the bolt, I believe the bolt is actually splined to the inside of the knuckle, you may have to knock those out with a hammer after you get the nuts off.
I tried the suggestions and definitely that was the issue. Removed the nut and came out and then hit it with a hammer. One last question on this. When putting back the splined bolt, do I just hit it again with a hammer to get the splined section back into the knuckle?
Thanks… Just a curiosity question. I’m taking the car for an alignment after is all done, but I would like to know what the shop will end up doing to get the proper alignment. I’m guessing they will eventually adjust these splined bolts somehow correct? Just would like to know the procedure for my own knowledge.
Another problem a lot of people will run into when replacing struts in a car for the first time in the life of the car is that the nuts on the top will be so seized up that with to much pressure you can snap the the bolt head off! To get around this use some heat, a propane torch works nice be careful not to burn any plastic or rubber parts in the same area!
You really don’t need an alignmet after replacing struts unless the upper strut mount is slotted or the lower strut has eccentric bolts and by the sound of it you don’t have those. As for the alignment they probably just set the toe because I’m not sure if camber or caster are adjustable on that car.
Thanks Eric. That’s what I thought too. I didn’t see any other way how the alignment could be moved when I was replacing the strut assembly.
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