HELP!! strut came loose!

Maniak

TCG Elite Member
Apr 17, 2006
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Highland Park, IL
i installed my tokico d-specs yesterday. they feel great but i still need to make some adjustments. they are as stiff as they can go right now which is kinda bad.

i went for a little drive today and at the end of my little "run" i started hearing noise from the front right area. i popped the hood and the front right strut popped out of the caster plate. when i tried to tighten them the shaft just spins . when i installed them the shaft didnt spin. i stick the allen key in at the top (thats how you adjust them) to try and stop it from spining but it didnt help. then i tryed some vise grips, didnt help and i was worried about stipping the threads.

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Dewalt03cobra

Dewalt03Cobra
Dec 3, 2004
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ViseGrip makes plyers that are made to lock onto nut and bolt flats. We use them at work all the time for locking very tightly onto Hydaulic cylinder shafts while we rebuild them, with out causing any damage. Just get one that's large enough to fit the shaft inside the curved upper jaw on the two long flats. Here's a link to see what they look like.

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