What parts come in the KYB strut box?

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Hello. I received struts in the mail today with nearly hand-sized holes in the boxes. Both included the strut (yay?) and only one had the top nut. Am I short anything other than the second nut? Oh, I did get the incredibly cryptic hieroglyphic instructions. Thanks for any advice.
 
Bklynjohn718 said:
Only a nut comes in the box.
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Thanks, good to hear.

MTN FX said:
This may help with install---
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Yes, I'm sure it will. Already read through it a dozen times, part of what convinced me I could tackle it myself. Thanks for your detailed account. Only concerns are 8 years of Illinois rust on the bolts. Sprayed them with Kroil a couple weeks ago when I decided to do it, so fingers crossed. I hope I can find a similar spring compressor at the local rental place. Two piece affairs look kind of iffy. Wish me luck.

Oh, PS - ordered strut bearings from Everythingg35.com along with trans fluid. They listed the old PN so we'll see what comes it.
 
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I have a spring compressor from Harbor Freight Tools. The closest store around you is in Arlington Height.

MNT's DIY comes in very handy when I did mine. If you done strut install on other cars, this will a piece of cake. Good call on spray the nuts or bolts before hand. Air tools will definitely helps, if not a long cheater bar will be handy. It takes me 4 hours to replace all four corners.
 
This will possibly be the only strut install I'll ever do, so i'll probably rent. But the free loaner (2 piece) from AutoZone is a definite possibility. Hope it's a quick job, but I always start at Saturday first light anyway in case it goes all Katrina on me. Doing the oil, trans and probably rears this weekend, struts next. After all, still need the nut for the strut. Thanks for the reply.
 
Just remember to use extreme caution when dealing with the springs they can cause serious injury if they get away from you.
 
Nice, the old strut bearing is much beefier than the new plastic one. I had to put the newer plastic type into blueduck1105 struts last Sunday. We'll keep an eye on it to see how long it will last.
 
OK, down to the pass strut. CANNOT break the bottom bolt; nut off but bolt stuck. Tried Kroil, PB, good SK breaker bar, Taiwan breaker bar with jack handle (snapped), air (I don't have the best wrench), electric impact, both ends w/ hammer. Bleh, just wait for the PB?
 
Wow that is on stubborn bolt that don't want to come off. Have you try to use a jack under the knuckle to jack it up just a tad to relief some of the load off the bolts?
 
if i was you all take it to a shop with hyrdaulic jack or so. I took mine to an alignment guy, he loosened the rear left bolts. Better leverage and etc. My advice dont strip the bolts! get it loosened and come back home and take it all off!
 
la_fx35 said:
Wow that is on stubborn bolt that don't want to come off. Have you try to use a jack under the knuckle to jack it up just a tad to relief some of the load off the bolts?
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Yeah, little up, little down, driver side bottom was tough, too, but nothing like this. Maybe it just needs to soak overnight again. Spring compressor due at 10 AM tomorrow. Maybe I should rent a better impact.

Dracula said:
if i was you all take it to a shop with hyrdaulic jack or so. I took mine to an alignment guy, he loosened the rear left bolts. Better leverage and etc. My advice dont strip the bolts! get it loosened and come back home and take it all off!
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Wish it wasn't Saturday afternoon. Probably would.

OK, enough for today, it's Miller time.
 
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Let's hope the PB Blast soak it over night will help. The vibration from the impact gun will help too. Good luck in the morning.
 
When i lowered my fx, i pb blasted the bolts and i used a breaker bar with a pipe on the end. Lemme tell you it was not easy but a little leverage and they all came loose. If the bolts are really stubborn, use a torch and heat the bolts up to loosen them.
 
Success! After stewing about this for 2 months not really wanting to pay someone to do it and trying a second day to break it out, I found all it took was spending $150 on a real impact wrench and hitting it a third time. Bought an Aircat 1100K, great tool. Still had to nurse it out with a pry bar under the bolt head for leverage, since my ambitious beating of the bolt tip with a ball peen had swelled the bolt a bit preventing it from slipping out once the rust was overcome with lots of Kroil. Think I'll buy some new bolts. Probably spent what a mech would have charged to install the single strut, but I have the Aircat left over. Never give up. Never surrender.
 
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