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Originally Posted by Ricky Bobby
bottom bolts should be VERY tight, torque spec is 180 ft lbs on those, I just put an open ended 7/8" wrench on the bolt head, and took my 2 foot breaker bar with a 1/2" drive 22mm (or 7/8" works) socket and soaked the nut in PB, then cranked the fucker loose!
The trick is to turn the bolt enough so that your wrench "braces" itself against the strut to counterhold, otherwise you need someone really strong to counterhold that bottom bolt!
Don't unscrew the weird bolt on the top middle until you get the assembly out, that is the strut mount, when the assembly is off the car you'll deal with that. Get the assembly out first, its just the 2 bolts on bottom and 3 up top
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I say, invest in an impact gun. I bought this one a year ago to replace my quite shitty craftsman.
3/8" Professional Air Impact Wrench
That bad boy has some umph. Took off those bottom strut 22s on my car without a hitch. Tightened them up no issue as well. I tightened on setting 2, and it still torqued it over 180, I had to undo and re-torque.
Next that middle 22 mm, in the strut hat, you should loosen that while on the ground. You can try while the car is in the air, but be careful. Once you remove the assembly, it will have a tendency to spin the shaft while you try to turn that middle 22. But if you are using an impact, it might just take it off.
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