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Front strut replacement troubles

I am thinking now of possibly removing the lower control arm along with the strut and steering knuckle as a unit. I know it will be heavy but with two people it may work. This way I wouldn't have to separate the steering knuckle from the control arm via the ball joint. How hard is it to remove...
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- Post #11
- Jan 13, 2017
- Forum: Generation 4 - Maintenance & Troubleshooting
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Front strut replacement troubles

You cant get a socket on top of it because the drive axle is in the way, so I was trying a wrench.
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- Post #5
- Jan 9, 2017
- Forum: Generation 4 - Maintenance & Troubleshooting
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Front strut replacement troubles

SHOdded, thanks for the reply. I will keep that in mind about replacing the nut. I think if I destroy the nut I probably would have destroyed the ball joint at that point also.
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- Post #3
- Jan 9, 2017
- Forum: Generation 4 - Maintenance & Troubleshooting
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Front strut replacement troubles

I am new to this forum and I am replacing my front struts on my 2010 SHO. I am trying to remove the nut off the lower ball joint and the ball joint bolt spins. There is a hex shape at the top of the bolt but it is rounded off. A 10 mm wrench is too small and a 11 mm is too big. A vise grip will...
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- Jan 9, 2017
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- Forum: Generation 4 - Maintenance & Troubleshooting