Tie rod will not separate??

[MitchFong]

on the actual rod that goes in the strut? seems to slippery to grip it with anything?

[PeaveyBassist]

There should be (I believe) a 10mm head on top of the shock past the stud that the nut screws onto. At least I think so.....

Will

[Alecs MacDonald]

on the actual rod that goes in the strut? seems to slippery to grip it with anything?

There is actually a special socket tool for this but I have never seen it for sell. I like to take can opener pad, you know the magic rubber gripper things, and wrap it around the shock. Then use vicecrips or channelocks to hold the strut. This keeps a good grip on the shock and keeps from marring it up.

[MitchFong]

yea it worked out after. Managed to get everything off except the strut. Its pretty much welded into the strut housing. Me and my buddy used two plumber's wrench's and it would not budge. Then we heated up the strut tube and tried again, only to slightly bend the collar of the strut. Any idea how much it would be to replace the strut tube assembly? Both sides will not budge, we tried for atleast an hour with no luck.
Thanks for all the help guys, haynes manual does not cover it well at all.

[MitchFong]

mmm 16yrs of salt:(

[Snowmann]

take a punch and a hammer to the 4 holes on top and try giving it some raps... i did that with a combination of the pipe wrench and get a similar shape nut out... PB blaster is your friend

[MitchFong]

take a punch and a hammer to the 4 holes on top and try giving it some raps... i did that with a combination of the pipe wrench and get a similar shape nut out... PB blaster is your friend

just made the holes bigger, tried everything. think new strut housings are in order.