Hey all I got my Eibach's today and I ran into a little problem. I put the rear springs in no problem, the front now is what I am stuck on. I used the how to, I got to the point where your suppose to hammer out the strut bolts which are press fit, I can't get the damn things past the knuckles, any ideas?

J

 

They can be a pain, but you should just hammer them and then you use a punch to get it the rest of the way

 

hit it harder, and they arent pressed, they are splined

 

I hit them with a damn ball peen hammer and they are now right on the knuckle, and the punch I have I can't keep it on there.

 

I just tapped em back with a hammer and pulled em out. jiggle the knuckle around.. they should come right out.

 

yea what 06black said

 

Put some ass in it!!!!!!!!!!!

 

not a lot of room in there is there
lol

Anyone know if I took the other Front Tire off and Jacked that side up would it help getting the bolts on both sides off? Sorry I have been raising and lowering the damn knuckles up and down to get more leverage but that doesn't seem to help much.

 

I guess it just takes forever, I have my floor jack underneath the knuckle and I was wondering if there is a breaking point where these things should be so that I can get it out. Sorry I just got frustrated I guess, I didn't see the bolts moving and I was starting to think I wouldn;t be able to get them back on. It;s tough getting a hammer with any power in there with the limited space.

 

update conquered.

 

then you need a bigger hammer.

I had no issues at all with mine once i got rid of a little dinkey hammer.