you will most likely strip the threads before breaking the strut rod. Use penetrating oil a day before you try and loosen the nuts...not WD40. I have used heat before trying to remove the nut
You wont hurt the rods or the arms...It is possible to strip the threads on the nuts/rods though.Do like Mr thomas said, soak em with PB Blaster or Kroil a day or two ahead of time.Use a big breaker bar too.Pulling up an old post is a good thing when you need the help and cant find the info.Notice you are learning more each day? Good luck with the front end re-do.
if you break it, that's good, it was cracked already and you found it before it happened in the street... ...:Handshake...
Thanks guys. Yea, I'm learning tons! This is my first front end re-do. I feel like I'll be a maverick encyclopedia by the time this is done from reading all of these threads lol. I keep thinking I'm going to break something trying to get this stuff apart, then once it's apart it seems easy.
hmmm... I don't suppose they make box wrenches that attach to breaker bars do they? the threads stick out too far to get a socket over it. Any ideas? I thought about using jack to try and move the wrench or whacking the wrench with a big hammer.... are these my best two options?
wow. I feel both dumb and excited. I've never seen one of those before. That's Awesome! Thanks. Surprised google didn't come up with that when I searched open wrench breaker bar... Thanks again!
