Problem w/ strut bar install - Honda Forum / Acura Forum

pnc/Rcer · 04-02-2002, 06:10 AM

I just got a Neuspeed strut bar and I can't install the damn thing. The three bolts that your supposed to remove on each side is the problem. The three on the passenger side won't budge. I've tried everyting I know(liquid wrench, socket wrench, Normal wrench, universal wrench gator grip) but they still won't budge. any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

the wing · 04-02-2002, 04:47 PM

those bolts were probably torqued down from factory.that plus dirt and grime from the engine is making them stick, try using a large ratchet like1/2 in or putting a pipe onto the ratchet for more leverage.

AznAccord99 · 04-03-2002, 08:52 AM

yeah. i had a bitch of time removing mine too..
but i got a cheap ass strut so it didn't even fit correctly..
so its kinda sitting on half the bolts and under half the bolts.
its hard toe xplain..
i think i'm gonnna take it off soon..

9accord6 · 04-03-2002, 09:23 AM

try loosen it with some dissolvant liquid or something...i know they have something like that to get things off when they are stuck...do this before you apply more leverage you dont wanna break the whole bolt

nitelyfe · 04-03-2002, 11:25 AM

WD-40... thats all I have to say.

sadiztik-r · 04-03-2002, 05:32 PM

to try to help out

soak em in wd-40 over night

then soak em again in the morning

then try to remove them

if this doesnt work try a impact wrench

if not just dose the fucker in WD-40 for uh couple days

then if all else fails get a new car

91HondaAccord · 04-03-2002, 05:39 PM

I always use a Product called PB Blaster , excellent penetrating oil , but everyonce in awhile i come across a bolt that won't budge , I have replaced nearly all of them on my accord. Spray each nut with a good dose of PB blaster , lay a bundled up rag over the nuts and pour a can of coke onto the rag , the acid in the coke will bust loose anything. KInda a sick thought since we drink that shit on a daily basis........ but it works

:

pnc/Rcer · 04-04-2002, 04:01 AM

Thanks for the sugestions guys, this is how its going.

WD-40 didn't work.
Penetrant didn't work.
didn't try PB blaster yet.
Don't have access to an impact wrench

If the PB Blaster and coke thing doesn't work I'll just Pull out the trusty dremell and replace the damn bolt.

Thanks again for the help.

Team Zzyzx · 04-04-2002, 04:10 AM

leverage, get a breaker bar on there, then use a steel pipe thats about 2-3 feet long, that fucker will bust loose then. Well in theory it should.

98Accsedan · 04-05-2002, 10:36 PM

I have the same car and the same strut bar. Try jacking the front of the car off the ground to relieve the pressure against the bolts.

91HondaAccord · 04-05-2002, 11:10 PM

I honestly try to avoid using a long leverage breaker bar on anything smaller than a 1\2 inch \16mm , especially a bolt\nut that hasn't been removed in a long time , I've broken many bolts like that. if worse comes to worse , go to sears and get a Mapp gas torch and heat up ONLY THE NUT . have your socket ad ratchet ready and also a cup of water , when the bolt gets hot , dump some cold water on the nut , the instant contraction from going hot to cold can sometimes break the rust , just get the ratchet on quick and turn it

shdwninja · 04-07-2002, 12:31 AM

I used the infamous Metrench to install mines and it was installed in not time at all. Its true you need some power to budge them, but its real easy after that. Remember Righty Tighty, Lefty Loosey!!!

shdwninja · 04-07-2002, 12:34 AM

Also if you have the stock strut bars (the black "L" lloking things on the strut tower) Then loosen them on the strut and the other end is found under the plastic by the base of the windshield wipers....there should be a cover. Loosen the nuts there too.

souljad9 · 04-07-2002, 10:02 AM

2 words for you : "impact gun"

I love having air tools