I was going to install my front strut tower bar but the screws seem stuck and some of them are worn down. i tried using 9/16 wrench but it was a little too big and 1/2 is too small. what do you guys suggest i use to get these screws out? or where can I go to get them out cheap? i called this place called procare but they werent helpful at all. so frustrating...
any help would be appreciated. thanks~

 

I belive those are 18mm bolts in there, if you can get a 18mm socket it should be a perfect match, then you'll just need the strength of 10 men to break it lose.

I like the break bars sold in autozone, 2 foot rubber grip break bar. you could use that and get it off in less than a min.


if your like me sometimes you could use it and take it back

I only did that as a last resort for my brothers F**kin knock sensor, I was leaving to come back to school so he needed it fixed, and I wouldnt let him take it somerewhere to get fixed when I can do it free.

 

18mm? really? cuz 9/16 inch in mm is 14.2875mm and that was a little too big.

 

oh damn sorry I'm thinking of a different set of bolts (on the struts themselves sorry)

if that was a little too big then a 14mm should be what you need depending on how much bigger maybe a 13mm (if they make that size)

 

ya i think its either 14 or 12 iirc most bolts in these cars are one of the two or of course 10mm

 

key words here are: METRIC sizes

 

I'm about 5' 10" and 130 pounds. And I had the correct METRIC socket and about a foot long bar on the end of it. I pulled with all my might and the nuts came loose.

A couple days before I dripped "Mystery Oil" all over the nuts/bolts. That way, the nuts would unscrew easier.

After that, torque the nuts up to 30 - 40 ft/lbs.

 

yeah i bought the 14mm one and one of the bolts unscrewed after some hard push. i couldnt try to unscrew others since it was raining but hopefully the others will unscrew too. much thanks!

 

Wd-40 Works Wonders, Let It Sit For 20 Mins After U Spray It On, And Ur Good To Go