Cant get the strut off the spindel! errrrrrrrr

97Cobra · January 9th, 2008, 10:07 AM

I have used heat, impact driver, PB blaster, hammer and muscle and nothing seems to work on these damn things. even the damn bolts on the caliper bracket are frozen onto the spindle! i heated them up and all it did was strip the ends slightly. I even called a damn mechiene shop and they told me they dont work on cars! i told them its the spindels they are off the car and they said nope???? and also i cant even the the top nut off the strut! the screw driver things I have give no leverage and I can no longer hold it when trying to get the nut off! the spindels are holding my whole project up.

MattKG85 · January 12th, 2008, 02:18 AM

Are you heating the area around the bolts and not the bolts themselves? Also, are you trying to keep the struts? If not, then try clamping a large pair of vise grips on the shaft to keep it from turning and hit the nut with an impact. Also is the tension off the struts by jacking the control arm up? What i did was get the nut as far as you can holding it with the pry bar, then when the pry bar got in the way, i sprayed it good with pb blaster then hit it a couple times real quick with the impact. The shaft spun if I did it too long, so I just blipped it and they spun right off. Sorry i can't help you with the strut to steering knuckle bolts. mine came right off. Hope the rest helps though

97Cobra · January 12th, 2008, 05:37 PM

machine shop!

I got everything on and guess what happens... the passenger side egr tube nut decides it wants to break in half. so I call up for and for that little pipe with the 2 fasteners is going to cost me $50! oh and after this happened I decided to work on the coil overs... the tube that holds the springs wont slide over the damn bracket. errrr so I now have to send digi pics to UPR so they can examine said product. lil dumb things keep popping up.

sean 96 gt · January 13th, 2008, 02:55 PM

I have the same damn problem with my UPR 4 bolt plates. I can't get those damn things off! You should really let them know, and send them pics. They have a horrible product.

97Cobra · January 13th, 2008, 08:00 PM

i did im waiting for a reply now

coffinator6 · June 6th, 2008, 08:28 AM

it help if you take the nut off the spindle first.

97Cobra · June 6th, 2008, 04:18 PM

Well 1st of all... the spindle nut WAS off! 2nd of all you brought an old post back from the dead! it was made January 9th, 2008, 07:07 AM spindles are always a bitch after tey have been on for 10 years with our being removed. thanks anyway...

coffinator6 · June 6th, 2008, 05:13 PM

Originally Posted by 97Cobra

Well 1st of all... the spindle nut WAS off! 2nd of all you brought an old post back from the dead! it was made January 9th, 2008, 07:07 AM spindles are always a bitch after tey have been on for 10 years with our being removed. thanks anyway...

i was joking. i knew the thread was dead but who cares. i figured if yoiu are smart enough to tackle this project you are smart enough to remove the nut first.

On a side note ill be doing this to my 89 here in a couple weeks. 5- lug swap and a cobra irs.

97Cobra · June 9th, 2008, 04:14 AM

well good luck! that spindle is a big PAIN IN THE ASS! all the work I did and the hardest part seemed to be the spindle! lol

January 9th, 2008, 10:07 AM	#1
97Cobra I Post Entirely Way Too Much 1997 Mustang Cobra 1/8 - 8.89@86mph Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 6,554	Cant get the strut off the spindel! errrrrrrrr I have used heat, impact driver, PB blaster, hammer and muscle and nothing seems to work on these damn things. even the damn bolts on the caliper bracket are frozen onto the spindle! i heated them up and all it did was strip the ends slightly. I even called a damn mechiene shop and they told me they dont work on cars! i told them its the spindels they are off the car and they said nope???? and also i cant even the the top nut off the strut! the screw driver things I have give no leverage and I can no longer hold it when trying to get the nut off! the spindels are holding my whole project up. __________________ Modifications and pics in my Garage... Reps Appreciated!

January 12th, 2008, 02:18 AM	#2
MattKG85 Newbie Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 6	Are you heating the area around the bolts and not the bolts themselves? Also, are you trying to keep the struts? If not, then try clamping a large pair of vise grips on the shaft to keep it from turning and hit the nut with an impact. Also is the tension off the struts by jacking the control arm up? What i did was get the nut as far as you can holding it with the pry bar, then when the pry bar got in the way, i sprayed it good with pb blaster then hit it a couple times real quick with the impact. The shaft spun if I did it too long, so I just blipped it and they spun right off. Sorry i can't help you with the strut to steering knuckle bolts. mine came right off. Hope the rest helps though Last edited by MattKG85 : January 12th, 2008 at 02:33 AM. Reason: typo

January 12th, 2008, 05:37 PM	#3
97Cobra I Post Entirely Way Too Much 1997 Mustang Cobra 1/8 - 8.89@86mph Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 6,554	machine shop! I got everything on and guess what happens... the passenger side egr tube nut decides it wants to break in half. so I call up for and for that little pipe with the 2 fasteners is going to cost me $50! oh and after this happened I decided to work on the coil overs... the tube that holds the springs wont slide over the damn bracket. errrr so I now have to send digi pics to UPR so they can examine said product. lil dumb things keep popping up. __________________ Modifications and pics in my Garage... Reps Appreciated!

January 13th, 2008, 08:00 PM	#5
97Cobra I Post Entirely Way Too Much 1997 Mustang Cobra 1/8 - 8.89@86mph Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 6,554	i did im waiting for a reply now __________________ Modifications and pics in my Garage... Reps Appreciated!

June 6th, 2008, 04:18 PM	#7
97Cobra I Post Entirely Way Too Much 1997 Mustang Cobra 1/8 - 8.89@86mph Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 6,554	Well 1st of all... the spindle nut WAS off! 2nd of all you brought an old post back from the dead! it was made January 9th, 2008, 07:07 AM spindles are always a bitch after tey have been on for 10 years with our being removed. thanks anyway... __________________ Modifications and pics in my Garage... Reps Appreciated!

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January 13th, 2008, 02:55 PM	#4
sean 96 gt Regular 1998 Mustang GT Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Anaheim, CA Posts: 131	I have the same damn problem with my UPR 4 bolt plates. I can't get those damn things off! You should really let them know, and send them pics. They have a horrible product.

June 6th, 2008, 08:28 AM	#6
coffinator6 Enthusiast 03 GT, 92 coupe 2.3T Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Choctaw. Oklahoma Posts: 974	it help if you take the nut off the spindle first.

June 9th, 2008, 04:14 AM	#9
97Cobra I Post Entirely Way Too Much 1997 Mustang Cobra 1/8 - 8.89@86mph Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 6,554	well good luck! that spindle is a big PAIN IN THE ASS! all the work I did and the hardest part seemed to be the spindle! lol __________________ Modifications and pics in my Garage... Reps Appreciated!

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