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Rear bottom strut bolt head broke off while installing coilovers

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    Rear bottom strut bolt head broke off while installing coilovers

    So I literally got my FnFs type 2 today and I decided to attempt to install them with my brother.

    The problem is the bolt head of the rear bottom strut snapped off while trying to take it out. Have anybody ever ran into this problem? If so, what was your solution? If not what would you suggest for me to do?
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      #3
      Cut the old strut mounting off, and order a new bolt.


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        Yeah what I did was just cut the fork parts off the old strut with a dremel, like this here...

        I then went and got an automotive grade bolt and replaced it.

        The only thing is, if your bolt is seized in the actual bushing you will have to go through all that bullshit with the replacing the bushing. Hopefully for you the bolt was just hard to remove and the head was weak and snapped. Those lower bolt are notorious for seizing in the bushing though, you will know if thats the case once you cut off the old strut.

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          You'll need to cut the bolt inside the strut fork on both sides (don't cut the strut... there's no point.) Then you'll need to remove the lower control arm, press out the bushing, and order a new bolt and bushing. I just had the same thing happen to me. It's a pain in the ass. And no, you cannot drive the car until that bolt and bushing are replaced.






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            #6
            probably need lower strut bushings anyways...
            I <3 G60.

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              #7
              Air hammer time. mmmmmm
              wat?

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                Another option is to hit a junkyard and pull a LCA off of a junk car. If you can remove the bolt without doing the same thing again, you can just slap on the new arm in place of the old. You'll still have to cut the old bolt out, though.

                It's funny... that bolt seizing never seemed so common... yet it happened to me, it happened to Tippey (who just sold me a rear disc swap... which I bought in hopes of avoiding having to replace that damn bushing! same one!) and now it happened to you.






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