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      10-08-2019, 12:34 AM   #7
psyki
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Originally Posted by FaRKle! View Post
You'll want deep pass through sockets and associated torx/hex for the top mount nuts and end links on the strut. You need strong and well shaped ones because cheap weak ones will strip more quickly. You might also need crows feet wrenches for your torque wrench to torque the pass-through sockets. I'd also get some penetrating oil to spray around the strut/knuckle interface so the strut comes out easier.
I bought a spreader bit for my socket wrench, strut slid right out of the knuckle.
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