Can I get a little assistance with this problem here...
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Can I get a little assistance with this problem here...
looking to put a strut tower bar on my Civic but I have this problem here.... Does anyone know if it would be wise to break these and put the bar on they are a bit rusty.
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Cool I was a little worried that I would end up kicking the **** can on this one and turn a small upgrade into a major suspension repair.
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I agree with Lowlife9.
PB Blaster overnight. Take a brass wire brush to them to take some of that surface corrosion off. Break them free, the next day. On all of my exposed, threads, I try to coat them with a little film of PB Blaster or Anti-Sieze, occasionally. Keeps them from rusting out like that. Some people use WD-40, but it's more of a water displacing compound (hence the name), not a protectant or lubricant or lithium grease, but that stuff is like a magnet for dirt.
PB Blaster overnight. Take a brass wire brush to them to take some of that surface corrosion off. Break them free, the next day. On all of my exposed, threads, I try to coat them with a little film of PB Blaster or Anti-Sieze, occasionally. Keeps them from rusting out like that. Some people use WD-40, but it's more of a water displacing compound (hence the name), not a protectant or lubricant or lithium grease, but that stuff is like a magnet for dirt.
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If you can't get them off don't push them with a breaker bar, if the bolts snap you'll need to get new strut mounts. Just go to a shop, pop the hood and ask them to break the torque on those bolts with an impact for you, they should only charge you a few bucks.
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If the worst does happen what can I expect to have to buy and how long would the car be laid up for? Meaning... if those bolts snap. Im looking to do minor inexpensive repairs and mods now.
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You'd need to buy a new strut mount, which costs around $50 and will require removal and disassembly of the strut to replace. Although, if you were feeling motivated I think you could hammer or press the broken bolt out out of the mount and just push a new one through.
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