special tool for 06 MR bilsteins
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special tool for 06 MR bilsteins
Hi all this is my first post so no flaming please. Does anyone know where I can find the special tool or any socket as a matter of fact that will allow me to loosen the top strut nut without the use of an impact wrench. The dilemma I'm facing is that if I try to loosen the nut the whole stem will spin along with it. Any help will be much appreciated. Thanks.
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No hex key indentation on the strut rod. It looks like a regular rod but with two sides shaved off. So imagine two half circles on each end with two straight lines connecting the ends of the halves. Looks like an oval
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hang the struts on the car thread the 3 bolts just a little and you can break the center piece loose. You HAVE to use a pretty deep socket on the middle bolt, not any special tool
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You will not be able to do this without an impact wrench. I purchased a 17mm deep offset wrench to try and do this by hand. Even putting the strut in a vice and using coil compressors to take tension off the tophat didn't keep the shaft from spinning. In the end I needed to use an impact.
You can always bring them to any shop to get them to zip it off. Should only take a second and not cost anything.
Good luck!
You can always bring them to any shop to get them to zip it off. Should only take a second and not cost anything.
Good luck!