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Well, the upper mounts on my b&gs have **** the bed. One nut/bolt on either side in the front just spins and I cant break the nut off of the tower to remove them.

Is there a way to somehow hold the bolt from the underside so I can take the nut off? I forgot completely what the stock upper mounts look like.. Anyone? Bueller...

 
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Take it to a shop. I had the same problem when I wanted to change strut bar from a cheapo ebay bar to neuspeed strut bar. The bolt was stripped so I first tried to break it off and rethread it but we couldn't. I took it to shop and they had to take out the whole strut assembly from the bottom to remove it. New top mounts cost me like 100 bucks.

 
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Yep...same problem here...take it to the shop. they have to remove the whole assembly and replace the mounts.

 
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I'll take a look at my B&Gs when I get home tonight. I know everytime we've run across this problem at our shop, we've realized that vice giprs/ large channel lock pliers can be your best friend...

And so can the hammer and torch.

 
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Happened to me too, thank god I have friends that work at honda.

 
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thanks for the input but im going to take them off anyway to send the front struts to be rebuilt.

to clarify, which is hard to explain, can I remove the bolts by jacking the car up and working from the bottom up on them? Is there a way to get channel locks around the bolt to hold it in place while I work the nut from the top?


thanks all.

 
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If you have any bolt showing above the nut, cut a slot with a hacksaw and hold it with a screwdriver!

 
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cant, its got a neuspeed bar on it lol. pon, get your snow tires on!

i have a 14mm socket and a breaker bar on the top, what can i use to hold the bolt on the underside?

 
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I would use vice-grips preferably, but you might can get some channel locks to grip it. The vice-grips would definately work better though.

 
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Next week

 
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**** its 82 here today.


bump for anyone who knows if the bolt is visible from inside the fender well. i cant look right now - @ work.

 
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just checked out the bottom of the upper mount. doesn't look like there's gonna be a way to hold if from the bottom, unless you use the slit/screwdriver method and try to notch the bolt head with a dremel or something and then use a screwdriver from underneath.

 
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Must be terrible living where you don't see the fall foliage change and the bugs don't die

 
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****, thanks for the information.

 
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OK, this is just what I'de try. Put a slit it the top of the bolt (dremel-whatever), put the socket on the nut with a screwdriver thru the center hole. A screwdriver with a nut section near handle (snap-on) will help as will a socket with a "nut" section on top. Otherwise visegrips!
Good luck



Getto, but works!
Remove the other nuts and put a pickel-bar (ball joint remover) or screwdrivers under the open area, aka pry up on the top while loosening. An air wrench really helps!

 
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thanks pon. the second one may work if i can get enough force on the bolt. btw both sides have a stripped bolt....f*uckkkk

 
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Soak them overnight in liquid wrench-only liquid wrench

 
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oh man~, just get it to a machine shop.

 
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well car is to low to take to a shop for one thing lol. no one can get it up on the forks.

 
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any others

 
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Blou is there anyway you can post a pic of the top and bottom side of the stud? I havent worked on mine in a long time and dont remember exactly what it looks like. I'd go look but im at work.

 
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wish i could man, its a damn process to jack up my car, thats why i am asking. i hopefully will jack it up this weekend...

 
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Yeah I know what you mean man. Mines lowered on the eibach sportlines, which isnt too bad. I still have to lay two 2x6"s down roll back up on top of the first one and then the second and then I can fit my jack under it. I try to do it as little as possible.