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Strut won't come off!!

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Old 07-20-2011, 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by guitar00dude
I am not sure where you mean. I cut a line through the top strut bolt. My friend was holding the strut so it wouldn't just fall out. Just be careful not to cut into the metal bushing that is under the bolt.
I was thinking of cutting in "underneath" the shock mount, but I guess i should be able to just cut off from the top.

I tried this yesterday, but the blade was kinda dull.
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Old 07-20-2011, 11:59 AM
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OOO ok gotcha. All it takes is a single line cut through the bolt and the strut will come right out.
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Old 07-20-2011, 08:01 PM
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It came off pretty quick with a new blade in the sawsall. The biggest pain was the lower bolts. I got licoln rotors which are bigger than stock, so there wasn't much room to work in.
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Old 07-21-2011, 11:04 AM
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Nice. Good to hear you got it. I actually took the rotors off when I did mine.
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