- 1. Help with rusted nut on McPherson strut? (score: 1)
- Author: Eganb@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2003 17:23:36 EST
- Front end rebuild has been going swimmingly on my 1980 TR7 until just now. I can NOT unscrew the large securing nut to take the damper/strut out of the strut tube. How tight is it on? Well, I've got
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- 2. Re: Help with rusted nut on McPherson strut? (score: 1)
- Author: David Scheidt <dmschei@attglobal.net>
- Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2003 18:03:11 -0500
- Peen means to shape with the peen of a hammer -- the side opposite the flat side, as in a ball-peen. So the threads would be deformed with a hammer or punch. If the nut is an elastic stop nut (like
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- 3. Re: Help with rusted nut on McPherson strut? (score: 1)
- Author: "John T. Blair" <jblair@exis.net>
- Date: Sat, 05 Apr 2003 18:05:05 -0500
- I Bruce, I'd say you either need a lot more heat on the nut, or: 1. Do you have a nut buster large enough to fit over the nut. 2. Try cutting the nut with a dremel tool or die grinder with a cutting
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- 4. Re: Help with rusted nut on McPherson strut? (score: 1)
- Author: "J.E.A.Rich" <mmmbob@adelphia.net>
- Date: Sat, 05 Apr 2003 17:36:20 -0700
- Good to hear from you again! If the nut is truly as tight as you say, and you have new nuts, I would use a nut splitter. Splitters are available in different sizes and work very well and will not da
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- 5. Re: Help with rusted nut on McPherson strut? (score: 1)
- Author: Fred Talmadge <fredtal@industryinet.com>
- Date: Sat, 05 Apr 2003 19:25:09 -0600
- There is an impact wrench that works by hitting it with a hammer. If you are brave enough and use a large enough "persuader" it works good and very cheap. Fred Talmadge /// british-cars@autox.team.ne
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