Regal05LGT Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 Suspension install today was goin great, fronts went in no problem, when it came to the rear struts, the f%#$ing bolts would not break no matter what we tried, impact gun, breaker bar, etc. So now I'm sittin like a muscle car until I can bring it in to a shop tomorrow lol. Just wanted to vent, anyone got any crazy ideas how to get them loose before I gotta pay to get them done????? (Koni/Swift BTW) Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whobaru Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 Check out what I used in this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 You can try putting breaker bar and using a jack to raise it to break to bolt. It worked for me before, although last time on my LGT #2 we had to take two breaker bars, one with 1 meter long pipe and two dudes putting their full force on them. Really crazily overtorqued by the Lafayette gorillas. Btw, my supposedly 600 ft/lbs. IR air impact wrench would not budge these bolts. I believe 1000 ft/lbs. Snapon does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gitster Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 Did you spray them? Just sit on them with the impact gun, theyll break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPLGT Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 I had the same problem. How can an impact gun NOT work. I had a friend over at Audi hook me up. It is unbelieveable to me that they're on so tight. Rehab is for quitters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetiger Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 longest hammer you can get on the bolt + big hammer usually get it loose the couple of times my impact gun couldnt get it off while doing installs. i never had to resort to putting a jack on the wrench though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gitster Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 ^^^ You mean longest breaker you have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regal05LGT Posted September 14, 2008 Author Share Posted September 14, 2008 I sprayed them, got on both ends like whobaru suggested (with a breaker and impact gun) I even heated the nuts with mapp gas..... NOTHING MOVED!!!!! I think I'm just gonna bring it into the shop tomorrow n see what they can do. I really can't see the necessity of these being so tight lol, I'm out of ideas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regal05LGT Posted September 14, 2008 Author Share Posted September 14, 2008 longest hammer you can get on the bolt + big hammer usually get it loose the couple of times my impact gun couldnt get it off while doing installs. i never had to resort to putting a jack on the wrench though Tried pounding on the breaker bar with a 5 lb sledge hammer lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoozeRS05 Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 I got mine off by jacking the breaker bar too... Lots of swearing first tho... EB's Subaru journal - 2005 LegacyGT Wagon & 2014 Forester FB25 (2008 specB - RIP) IG@legacygtliving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regal05LGT Posted September 14, 2008 Author Share Posted September 14, 2008 I got mine off by jacking the breaker bar too... Lots of swearing first tho... Also tried both these methods.... The swearing wasn't nearly as effective, not that the jack helped much either lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unlimited6986 Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 Yea that bolt ******* sux... The fronts took us 20 mins.... we get to the back and just got pissed, it would not move no matter what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praedet Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 Jack up the wrench so that the car is resisting it. I promise there is not 3000 ft-lbs of torque on that bolt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverstar Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 Are you sure you're using righty-tighty lefty-loosey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 Jack up the wrench so that the car is resisting it. I promise there is not 3000 ft-lbs of torque on that bolt Can be bit tricky. I was compressing suspension already and the bolt would not budge. But two breaker bars, one pipe and two people did the trick. Btw, the amount of overtorquing varies. My wagon #2 was particularly bad. With a fellow member we did two suspension swaps one day and his car went relatively easy. Mine was a bitch. Both with stock untouched suspension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnAWD Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 Suspension install today was goin great, fronts went in no problem, when it came to the rear struts, the f%# bolts would not break no matter what we tried, impact gun, breaker bar, etc. So now I'm sittin like a muscle car until I can bring it in to a shop tomorrow lol. Just wanted to vent, anyone got any crazy ideas how to get them loose before I gotta pay to get them done????? (Koni/Swift BTW) Thanks, Pictures! We need pictures!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regal05LGT Posted September 14, 2008 Author Share Posted September 14, 2008 Are you sure you're using righty-tighty lefty-loosey? Damnit!!!!!! I was lossening the wrong direction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 longest hammer you can get on the bolt + big hammer usually get it loose the couple of times my impact gun couldnt get it off while doing installs. i never had to resort to putting a jack on the wrench though Ha, but if I remember correctly your impact zipped off the bolts on my wagon #1 like nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetiger Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 yeah, most cars my impact gun gets em, but ive encountered a couple cars where the bolt was so rusty that the impact gun was not strong enough. a hammer and wrench did the trick. rusty 05 lgt FTL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regal05LGT Posted September 15, 2008 Author Share Posted September 15, 2008 Kinda dark so you can't see much but...... http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f381/NKB46/12-30-07002.jpg Front http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f381/NKB46/12-30-07003.jpg Rear http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f381/NKB46/12-30-07004.jpg Thinkin about leavin it and puttin some fat a$$ tires on the rear and goin back to the muscle car era Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regal05LGT Posted September 15, 2008 Author Share Posted September 15, 2008 I will take some more tomorrow of the finished product and post em up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NutBucket Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 That's funny. My electric DeWalt gun zipped those off no problem. Guess the gorillas were having an off day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whobaru Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 Dude, you have a somewhat rare opportunity to have some fun drifting your car. With the back up that high it should come out easy and the car should spin like a top. I had my Acura like this for a day (similar story) and MAN was it a blast to drift in a parking lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regal05LGT Posted September 15, 2008 Author Share Posted September 15, 2008 I'll give it some thought on the way to the shop tomorrow morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniStiGuy Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 yeah I had the same problem. was gonna swap struts with h-techs with a member and I installed the front but couldn't get the back off with 2 guys both of us weigh over 220 and both had breaker bars on either side and neither of them wanted to budge. so I swapped the stock stuff back on and still have no suspension OEM HID's Rx330 Retro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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