Allen Key Options

[Celicam8]

lol... you guys don't sound convincing... ^^

[bccentaur3]

I finally got the endlink off... took almost 2 hrs to do it... now i have to do the suspension replacement...

Can the car be lowered without endlinks and not doing any damage to it

Gosh finally man. How long do you think its going to take to get the endlinks?

[Celicam8]

i dunno... whenever i get around to order em... in other words.. when the insurance check clears, ill buy that the vapor canister and bumper

This post has been edited by Celicam8: Nov 21, 2007 - 2:41 PM

[Valo666]

most new style endlinks now dont have the allen key feature to them anyways. Like, i got the twos'r'us on my GTS, but i just have carquest regular ones on my gf's st coupe and the endlinks i bought for it now have the similar style as the twos'r'us ones. They have a nut on the back side of the threaded part. made it alot easier to install. But if you can afford em, get the twos'r'us links. No worry about blowing them again, adjustable for tension on the swaybars, easy to install and they look good too.

[Celicam8]

thanks Valo, I read the topic about endlinks, and as far as I read it doesnt matter how tight they are on stock sways... and as far as cost... 75 for a pair compared to 51 for a single...

[Celicam8]

holy ****, i cant get those damn nuts off the suspension(the one behind the breaks) it just wont come loose... i tried wd40, rust ****, heat ...force... the thing just doesnt want to budge... anyone have any other ideas

[njccmd2002]

wd 40 and let it soak for a couple of hours, be patient then do this....



if it does not come out. Use a breaker bar to put it loose....

believe me, there is no need to cut. or heat. it just requires the right comb of tools.. The breaker bar, exerts the greatest amount of torque....

[Celicam8]

I removed the damn endlink took 2 hrs, the 2 nuts and bolts holding the strut was so F***ing rusted took me about 3 hrs to get it unscrewd... ****... that wasnt fun, and I dont have a breaker bar ^ ^ I did it using a electrical conduit and my ratchet... it finally gave... now i have 1 wheel left

[njccmd2002]

15 bucks at advance auto parts. , it sure did help to remove the struts, the clutch and even the motor mounts. Well worht it....

[Celicam8]

for now i dont see any other big projects like this coming up... so no need... i wanted to go rent one but they dont rent em... and i can get one with a grip for 12 at AutoZone... just not worth it for now

btw, its not as much as Im worried about breaking the ratchet... I dont want to break the bolt or nut

This post has been edited by Celicam8: Nov 21, 2007 - 10:32 PM

[Valo666]

if you had that much trouble, just heat the crap out of it...like when i did the front ones on the coupe, i dont think they were ever changed. I had heat on each bolt for about 3 or 4 min, then quenched it really quickly to distort the metal a bit, smacked it with a hammer on the nut, and it came off easily. I also used PB Blaster

[Celicam8]

lol i heated it for about 10 min a few times, sprayed wd40 right away then hit it with a hammer and tried to remove it... took about 4 times for me to get it loose 3 hrs later after starting

[Batman722]

haha you should of done this and been done with all of them in 15 minutes.











next time check the stickies

[Celicam8]

i did do it that way, and i did read the stickies, if you read the posts before

lol i heated it for about 10 min a few times, sprayed wd40 right away then hit it with a hammer and tried to remove it... took about 4 times for me to get it loose 3 hrs later after starting

you would know im talking about the bolts holding the strut

[azian_advanced]

taking the two strut bolts are so fun, especially when they're rusted... cuz my dad has this 40" ratchet that i use like a breaker bar and i add a long 5 foot pipe to it as an extension.. then see it turn with ease. lol

[Celicam8]

my pipe bent ^^ i bent 2 3 foot poles... and i was pulling by tge ratchet..

[azian_advanced]

then you should probably find a stronger and longer pipe, one that won't bend as easily (careful, as you're ratchet might shear right off from too much torque). I've sheared off a ratchet at the wrecker yard trying to get rusted lug nuts off and used a 2' pipe and put all my weight to it..
either that or you can borrow a breaker bar from someone you know.. make sure you're putting WD40 or some lubricant and heat it up with a torch.. just avoid heating up the strut cylinder. it helps.

This post has been edited by azian_advanced: Nov 22, 2007 - 11:07 AM

[Celicam8]

yea i know, so far did 3 of the 4 wheels, and havnt broken either ratchet... *knocks on wood* I used all i know to remote the nites, the back is 10times harder than the front

[Celicam8]

IM DONE!

[bccentaur3]

yea i know, so far did 3 of the 4 wheels, and havnt broken either ratchet... *knocks on wood* I used all i know to remote the nites, the back is 10times harder than the front

LOL, lucky you. Congrats on finishing up on the project. Hows the ride now? Could you tell the difference between the new endlinks and the old one?