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FVCKING FRVSTRATING!

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If you don't need the car ASAP (and if the breaker bar doesn't do the trick now), soak it with PB Blaster every few hours..let it sit overnight, and try again tomorrow with a torch and breaker bar.
 
Originally posted by: CadetLee
If you don't need the car ASAP (and if the breaker bar doesn't do the trick now), soak it with PB Blaster every few hours..let it sit overnight, and try again tomorrow with a torch and breaker bar.

Need it for school and work. Whee! The joys of a 10+ year old car in MN winters.
 
So it turns out I stripped the damn bolt and now I'm gonna have to take it to the shop. I'm lubing my arse up already for Monday. Woo!
 
Originally posted by: Philippine Mango
Did you have a breaker bar at hand? Were you turning the right way? Righty tighty, lefty loosey?

Yeah, breaker bar and turned it the right way. Just won't budge.
 
Originally posted by: weirdichi
Originally posted by: Philippine Mango
Did you have a breaker bar at hand? Were you turning the right way? Righty tighty, lefty loosey?

Yeah, breaker bar and turned it the right way. Just won't budge.

Is it in an easily accessable position? Or is it like tightly nudged between multiple components on/near the engine? Cause you could possibly grind off the edges of the nut and essentially "create a new nut". What is it that you're removing?
 
Originally posted by: Philippine Mango
Originally posted by: weirdichi
Originally posted by: Philippine Mango
Did you have a breaker bar at hand? Were you turning the right way? Righty tighty, lefty loosey?

Yeah, breaker bar and turned it the right way. Just won't budge.

Is it in an easily accessable position? Or is it like tightly nudged between multiple components on/near the engine? Cause you could possibly grind off the edges of the nut and essentially "create a new nut". What is it that you're removing?


Nut on bottom of the strut and spring on right front passenger side wheel.
 
PICS! PLEASE.

O.K. now you are commited, you're not gonna let that @!@#$# bolt win ARE YOU:| collect the following.............

1: BFH (hammer)
2: Chisel
3: Drill
4: First aid kit
5: Beer (at least one case)

DO... NOT>>> PUSS OUT!! :|
 
Originally posted by: weirdichi
Originally posted by: Philippine Mango
Originally posted by: weirdichi
Originally posted by: Philippine Mango
Did you have a breaker bar at hand? Were you turning the right way? Righty tighty, lefty loosey?

Yeah, breaker bar and turned it the right way. Just won't budge.

Is it in an easily accessable position? Or is it like tightly nudged between multiple components on/near the engine? Cause you could possibly grind off the edges of the nut and essentially "create a new nut". What is it that you're removing?


Nut on bottom of the strut and spring on right front passenger side wheel.

So it's relatively accessable, right? Is the tire removed? Either way, try to grind off the edges to create a "new nut". You might want to try and hammer the nut directly.
Hammer.JPG

Edit:Err, don't grind off the edges, More like make the sides more prominent than they are now (since you stripped it).
 
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