Need to remove nuts on top of strut.
12-09-2003, 10:53 PM
#1
Need to remove nuts on top of strut.
Brought car to dealership for strut swap and they tightened the nuts up so tight that it's now stripping. What's the best way of getting them off without completely rounding off the nuts. There's still some meat on it but not much.
12-10-2003, 04:26 AM
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Originally Posted by thomasd cook
Brought car to dealership for strut swap and they tightened the nuts up so tight that it's now stripping. What's the best way of getting them off without completely rounding off the nuts. There's still some meat on it but not much.
12-10-2003, 07:53 AM
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DO NOT USE VICE GRIPS!!!
If they are torqued on that tight vice grips will do nothing but round them off ASAP!
Maybe try some Kroil and an air ratchet.
If they are still rounding you may have to try and file some of the edges back flat and then get the correct size socket and use an impact driver to break them loose.
If they are torqued on that tight vice grips will do nothing but round them off ASAP!
Maybe try some Kroil and an air ratchet.
If they are still rounding you may have to try and file some of the edges back flat and then get the correct size socket and use an impact driver to break them loose.
12-10-2003, 08:25 AM
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Big dog has the best. What can work best is if the hex is screwed up just enough to that you have to lightly tap on the socket to get it on the nut with a hammer.
Yeah, you gotta use common sense with a vice grip. Put some light on it. If the nut doesnt turn as you start to turn the tool STOP, turn the **** tighter and reclamp. But if it is badly stripped it is about the only way or I have to resort to the die grinder.
Yeah, you gotta use common sense with a vice grip. Put some light on it. If the nut doesnt turn as you start to turn the tool STOP, turn the **** tighter and reclamp. But if it is badly stripped it is about the only way or I have to resort to the die grinder.
12-10-2003, 08:49 AM
#8
It's starting to strip but I want to be sure before I try it again that I'm trying the best possible way of getting it off. They must have used the impact gun to tighten them down. Also I am going to replace the nuts when I get them off. Thanks for the advice. Not sure if I can bring it back to them to break the nuts.
12-10-2003, 09:31 AM
#9
Originally Posted by charliekilo3
I would take it back to the dealer that did the work and have them fix it.
12-10-2003, 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by thomasd cook
Brought car to dealership for strut swap and they tightened the nuts up so tight that it's now stripping. What's the best way of getting them off without completely rounding off the nuts. There's still some meat on it but not much.
12-10-2003, 09:21 PM
#11
They did not strip the nuts but did use a impact gun to put them on without the proper torque. Also it's like 20 minutes to that dealership from my house. So once I get them off I'll just replace the nuts. Don't get me wrong I hate the dealership as bad as anyone else. I even called Nissan North America to report these dumba$$ **********a's for being retarded and not fixing my car.
I also mentioned the $hitty paint job on the hood and they had nothing to say.
I also mentioned the $hitty paint job on the hood and they had nothing to say.
12-11-2003, 08:39 PM
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Listen to the earlier advice. Take it back to dealer. I recently put on a strut brace. The driver side nuts came off just fine however passenger side was a real female puppy. I couldn't figure out why and stripped the first one I tried (breaker bar and lots of WD40). Then I remembered that, like others here, I had to have a defective strut replaced by my local dealer. When I approached the dealer with my dilemma, the 'master tech' there said that the strut nuts only get 'hand tightened'. The dealer loosened the nuts for me, replaced the jacked-up nut with a purdy new one and stated that their 500 lb. gorilla must have been working on my car during the strut replacement. The nuts were torqued to 200 foot pounds (!). According to my strut bar installation instructions these nuts should be torqued to about 50lbs.
Sounds like their 'service tech' was transferred to your shop.
This is why I have begun to work on my baby every opportunity I can. The techs at my dealer D-N-S!
Good luck.
Sounds like their 'service tech' was transferred to your shop.
This is why I have begun to work on my baby every opportunity I can. The techs at my dealer D-N-S!
Good luck.
12-12-2003, 01:14 AM
#19
Originally Posted by 02Max
Listen to the earlier advice. Take it back to dealer. I recently put on a strut brace. The driver side nuts came off just fine however passenger side was a real female puppy. I couldn't figure out why and stripped the first one I tried (breaker bar and lots of WD40). Then I remembered that, like others here, I had to have a defective strut replaced by my local dealer. When I approached the dealer with my dilemma, the 'master tech' there said that the strut nuts only get 'hand tightened'. The dealer loosened the nuts for me, replaced the jacked-up nut with a purdy new one and stated that their 500 lb. gorilla must have been working on my car during the strut replacement. The nuts were torqued to 200 foot pounds (!). According to my strut bar installation instructions these nuts should be torqued to about 50lbs.
Sounds like their 'service tech' was transferred to your shop.
This is why I have begun to work on my baby every opportunity I can. The techs at my dealer D-N-S!
Good luck.
Sounds like their 'service tech' was transferred to your shop.
This is why I have begun to work on my baby every opportunity I can. The techs at my dealer D-N-S!
Good luck.
I was just wondering. If the nuts are tightened so freakin' tight could that cause the strut mount to break prematurely due to overtightening. Remember I live in New Orleans and potholes are a pain in the a$$. I'm starting to hear the same sound again that I heard when I brought it in. I'm thinking the strut mount maybe broken again. Anyone agree with this?
12-14-2003, 06:17 PM
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Originally Posted by thomasd cook
. . .I don't trust anyone to work on my baby especially something pretty easy like that.
If the nuts are tightened so freakin' tight could that cause the strut mount to break prematurely due to overtightening. I'm starting to hear the same sound again. . .I'm thinking the strut mount maybe broken again. Anyone agree with this?
If the nuts are tightened so freakin' tight could that cause the strut mount to break prematurely due to overtightening. I'm starting to hear the same sound again. . .I'm thinking the strut mount maybe broken again. Anyone agree with this?
Regarding my dealer, I'd have to start a new thread, but it would resemble all the other 'hate' threads about dealerships. You still gotta call them on shoddy work that they perform on your pride and joy and grin and bear the inconvenience.
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