I'll upload all the photos etc when the full job is done, but wow that wasn't as easy as it looked. I replaced the anti roll bar links last March - BRAND NEW parts, tried to take the top bolts off today and the thing had corroded like it spent a year under the sea. The bolt refused to come off, bound so much the hex hole (these are bloody useless) eventually just rounded off. Fortunately the lower bolt came off easily without even having to use the hex at all so the link is attached to the old strut and I'm going to have to order another pair.... I'm covering the ends in grease next time. So right now the passenger side is fitted, link is missing, top bolt isn't yet torqued as I did it without removing the scuttle cover with a deep ring spanner.
Driver side has the rusty strut top bolt and cup, I'm going to take the scuttle cover off and just hit it with an impact wrench to see if it budges. If not the nut is getting drilled and failing that I'll drill the cup all around it and then use tin snips - I have a new cup & bolt. I'm not even going to bother trying to undo the top link bolt, will just replace them both for the misery the passenger one gave me today.
I am very much in love with the Makita impact wrench I bought myself for Christmas, first time I've used one but it made very short work of the bolts holding the hub to the strut and was really useful for generally removing and fitting things before hand finishing & doing the torque if just used slowly. I have lots of problems with lower arms and wrists and it made such a difference today.
Driver side has the rusty strut top bolt and cup, I'm going to take the scuttle cover off and just hit it with an impact wrench to see if it budges. If not the nut is getting drilled and failing that I'll drill the cup all around it and then use tin snips - I have a new cup & bolt. I'm not even going to bother trying to undo the top link bolt, will just replace them both for the misery the passenger one gave me today.
I am very much in love with the Makita impact wrench I bought myself for Christmas, first time I've used one but it made very short work of the bolts holding the hub to the strut and was really useful for generally removing and fitting things before hand finishing & doing the torque if just used slowly. I have lots of problems with lower arms and wrists and it made such a difference today.
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