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Hey guys, i just got my tower bar and it will not fit???? the bolt is like 1/8 of an inch away from the nar hole, i called neuspeed, they said to unscrew the 3rd srtut screw, jack up the car and move them to align. i did this but i can't get anything to move?? has anyone had this problem, if so how can i fix it, this damn thing should only take 5 min to put on .


thanks

SS

 
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Mine appeared to be a little out of wack, but tap it in with a rubber mallet. Everything lined up fine once I did that.

 
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You gotta hit it with a mallet, however I was quite surprised with my install it went in with no problems.

 
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You have to really work on it, everyone has had the same problem, jack up the car and just bend it and ****.

 
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I think I just pushed like hell and it went in.

or something. It wasn't a difficult install though.. weird. dont remember any problems. 'cept for relocating the fluid crap, that took a bit.

 
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Could it be caused by a slight shift in car geometry over time ? If it goes in easily on a brand new car, it could be the cause of the difficulty in installation.

 
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My car is 3 years old and it went in with out any problems, even relocating the clutch resevoir was problemless.

 
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here is waht I had to do to get mine on. I took off the nuts where the bar mounts to the strut tower on both sides of the car. then I installed the bar on the passenger side and just threaded the nuts onto the bolts but I did not tighten them. at this point the bar didnt fit over the other side, just like yours is doing. then I jacked up the drivers side of the car at the front jack point untill the bolts lined up with the hole in the bar, as I recal this took quite a bit of jacking. then I torqued all the bolts back to factory specs (sorry, i dont remember what they were) and had the car aligned. It did need the alignment, although it wasnt terribly out. even with the car lifted like that I did have to force the bar a little, no hammer though. Good luck

 
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why did you need an alignement? did the bar messed up the alignment?

 
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33 lbs is the proper torque specs.

 
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I didnt get one for a while but when i did my alignment guy (he is really good and I have used him for years so I trust him) said that the bar did affect the cars alignment slightly but forcing it straighter. It didnt affect tire wear too much and I didnt notice it in the steering but I figured that if I was going to tell you what all I had done to get it on, I might as well include that

 
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I didnt get one for a while but when i did my alignment guy (he is really good and I have used him for years so I trust him) said that the bar did affect the cars alignment slightly but forcing it straighter. It didnt affect tire wear too much and I didnt notice it in the steering but I figured that if I was going to tell you what all I had done to get it on, I might as well include that

 
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Now that you mention it...I recently had an alignment after getting new tires and neuspeed bar. It was pretty bad before they fixed it.

But my bar took an hour to install. Just try and get it on mostly and use a mallet to gently tap it into place.

 
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Really ? How can a upper front strut bar affect the alignment ? Did the shops tell you why ?

 
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if you have ot force it like that, I am assuming the bar made the strut tower more alingned, perhaps the towers had flexed and become bent a little. It happens to almost all cars.

 
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what's this about having to relocate the clutch reservoir? and where'd you relocate it to? just moved it out of the way of the bar?

 
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bend it or move it to one of the holes below it

 
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it depends on your year. for my 02 I just had to bend the bracket, I think the 01 cars need to have it moved

 
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i put it on a lift but it was still hard putting it on ... like a magnum condom

 
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well ur supposed to lift up the front to reduce the pressure on the strut towers...
but they said loosen the third nut and lift the front.. then it will move around jsut a little so you can put in the bar

 
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oh ****..

i just re-read this thread....and now i need an aligment because of that bar...

 
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When you jack up the car and move the driver's side strut out to fit the bar, you are altering the suspension geometry on the left side.

 
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indeed..

is it easier to do it that way....or to just mallet the bar?

 
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Mallet the bar gently, but don't bend it. I wouldn't jack up the car just for a strut bar.

 
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yo

do you guys noticed, www.neuspeed.com got no installation instruction for the front upper strut bar of our vic.... (01+)

 
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they're pretty bad about instruction... I got one little peice of paper with my neuspeed short shifter and the instructions weren't even for my car.

 
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i just got my upper strut bar in. mine came with instructions on how to install.

 
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Ya same here. I had someone help me by holding the opposite end and it went in alright. The relocating was a pain in the azz

 
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i just installed mine. bending the clutch reservoir bracket wasn't a problem, but getting the bar to line up on the driver's side was a pain in the ***. i didn't have a rubber mallet, so i just got a towel and covered it up good and tapped it in.

the car handles nicely now.

 
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can somebody PLEASE take a picture of the MOVED or BENT clutch reservoir for me??

i got no idea how to do em..

the picture of the MOVED clutch reservoir is more important to me thought!

THANX! PLEASE HELP!