Darrell16v
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Registered: 5th Feb 11
Location: Newry_Northern Ireland
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Cant get the passenger side off seems really awkward compared to the driver side 
Any other ways to get them off than just the spanner and a alan key?
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
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Remove the strut from the car and try and get the damper shaft in a vice, wrap it in a rag so you don't mark the shiny bit, should give more room to swing on it with something bigger.
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Jamie-C
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Registered: 3rd Jun 08
Location: Ballycastle
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I cut an alan key so it was just a straight hex bit, put it into a socket, gave plenty of leverage that way.
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Sean
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Registered: 14th Sep 10
Location: Eastbourne, BN23 7AZ
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air gun and duck oil 
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Jamie-C
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Registered: 3rd Jun 08
Location: Ballycastle
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Air gun is no good if the struts spinning though 
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ryanlockie
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Registered: 25th May 10
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Uncompress the spring and losen the bolt then recompress and undo the bolt fully
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Sean
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Registered: 14th Sep 10
Location: Eastbourne, BN23 7AZ
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quote:
Originally posted by Jamie-C
Air gun is no good if the struts spinning though
worked for me span to quick for the strut 
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john_c20xe
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Registered: 10th Feb 08
Location: Eastbourne, EastSussex
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quote:
Originally posted by Jamie-C
Air gun is no good if the struts spinning though
depends how good the air gun is
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johnhara1
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Registered: 19th Oct 06
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
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When i lowered my neighbours b last week, i had this problem.
I used a ring spanner and a large screwdriver underneath the bolt applying pressure.
The above worked for a bit.
In the end i ended up jacking the car up, letting the strut hang on the top mount. It then spun off freely.
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