unbolting rear suspension links
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unbolting rear suspension links
whats the recommended way to unbolt the rear suspension links? I'm having a terrible time with them. the only one I have loose so far is on the back (sorry I forget the name of it, but uses a 10mm hex bit) that one came out ok, and the sway bar link. I tried messing with the top one and couldn't get it to budge
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There's nothing special, same principle applies for most suspension parts; they are torqued really good and if they have never been undone before, they usually have some corrosion on threads..
You may soak what you can with krano kroil(best penetrating oil you can get, much better than pblaster or similiar)
Lastly, if you are using two ratches, make sure both are set to loosen and not one loosen and one tighten(I've seen DIYers make that mistake before and wonder why they aren't making progress
)
You may soak what you can with krano kroil(best penetrating oil you can get, much better than pblaster or similiar)
Lastly, if you are using two ratches, make sure both are set to loosen and not one loosen and one tighten(I've seen DIYers make that mistake before and wonder why they aren't making progress
)
Last edited by Agent-A01; May 15, 2018 at 12:54 AM.
Thread Starter
Junior Member
Joined: Mar 2018
Posts: 62
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E500
There's nothing special, same principle applies for most suspension parts; they are torqued really good and if they have never been undone before, they usually have some corrosion on threads..
You may soak what you can with krano kroil(best penetrating oil you can get, much better than pblaster or similiar)
Lastly, if you are using two ratches, make sure both are set to loosen and not one loosen and one tighten(I've seen DIYers make that mistake before and wonder why they aren't making progress)
You may soak what you can with krano kroil(best penetrating oil you can get, much better than pblaster or similiar)
Lastly, if you are using two ratches, make sure both are set to loosen and not one loosen and one tighten(I've seen DIYers make that mistake before and wonder why they aren't making progress
)
