blueturbofly
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went to install extra helper coil springs in the kids car- well well well someone else has replaced the struts, but overtightened all the bolts/ nuts for the rear struts, stripped the head on one side, so they welded a random stover nut over the stripped 14mm head bolt-making that side a 22 mm socket, not a 14 mm socket- then the welded nut broke off- managed to pound a 14 mm impact socket onto what was left of the bolt head and with LOTS AND LOTS AND LOTS OF HEAT AND WORKING THEM BACK AND FORTH THEY CAME OUT-
The one bolt has a nice, hourglass shape to it (overtightened) and the other has flattened / mushed threads- but the thread chaser fixed that up.
one side prepped for install, now the other side..
3 hours to remove 1 strut and prep one side-yuck-
even the top two small nuts on the top strut bushing were way overtightened-
USE ANTISIEZE AND A TORQUE WRENCH, PEOPLE!!!
The one bolt has a nice, hourglass shape to it (overtightened) and the other has flattened / mushed threads- but the thread chaser fixed that up.
one side prepped for install, now the other side..
3 hours to remove 1 strut and prep one side-yuck-
even the top two small nuts on the top strut bushing were way overtightened-
USE ANTISIEZE AND A TORQUE WRENCH, PEOPLE!!!