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YOUR RESEARCHrear strut removal- stuck!

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I'm replacing the strut, so I don't really care what happens to it.
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Use some force - don't be a-scared

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Yeah, sometimes you have to use some force - don't be a-scared!
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I'm replacing the strut, so I don't really care what happens to it.
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Use some force - don't be a-scared

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Yeah, sometimes you have to use some force - don't be a-scared!
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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Okay, everything I've read says how easy it is to remove the rear struts... so what I am doing wrong? I've removed the three nuts on top of the strut (inside the car), the connection to the drop link, and the bolt to the wheel carrier. And it still won't budge. I think maybe the top is just really stuck to the underside of the chassis. Do I just need to pry it out? Or knock the bolts from above? I'm replacing the strut, so I don't really care what happens to it. Thanks.

POST 2Original post

Is the spring holding/tensioning the strut in position possibly?

POST 3Original post

is the bottom of the strut lose, if the only thing holding it is the top plate then you can tap down on the 3 bolts and break it lose

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Yeah, that's probably it. I guess sometimes I am too reluctant to apply a lot of force. I should know better by now...

POST 5Original post

What about the top nut on the strut (strut to top mount)? Yeah, sometimes you have to use some force - don't be a-scared!

POST 6Original post

another trick is to break the top nut when its still in the car, let it off a few threads. when its out the shaft spins, b ut if its already broken it will come right off

POST 7 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Success! Now on to the toe links...

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