Fitting A Strut Brace

[ytsport]

i can only seem to get 2 nuts on each side and the other one hits the plastic thing on top.

do i need to jack the car up to get the third nut off ??

[RossP]

You have to take the plastic thing off

2 Secs and i'll dig up a guide for you ;)

EDIT: Here we go

http://groups.msn.com/Sorensonbrian/struttowerbar.msnw

[Kerby]

or uyou could just do what i did and use a spanner and remove some skin off your hand :P

[RossP]

there's always that option too... :P

[earpl]

to chris's option!!! worked for me (but a little less skin for me cause he has chubby fingers )

[Kerby]

to chris's option!!! worked for me (but a little less skin for me cause he has chubby fingers )

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u cant talk &*^*(&%^&*%* :P

[ytsport]

thanx guys

but i think i'll stick to rossp instruction , dont really feel like losing sum skin today.

[clarky]

Its a faff having to work the third nut over but its a hell of a lot less hassle than taking half the lower windscreen apart!

[Moffmo]

Its a faff having to work the third nut over but its a hell of a lot less hassle than taking half the lower windscreen apart!

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Agrreed, taking the plastic thing off is such a kaffuffle, i never bothered

[CAMSHAFT]

god it was a right pain for me aswell, i ripped my hands apart doing it, but well worth it for the results

[ytsport]

taking the thing off wasnt too bad jsut time consuming.

but at the end i still cudnt get the strut brace, its a sparco one and its abit different from the omp one (which i shudve got) the brace sits too high and gets in the way of the cowel.

so i wasted 2 !Removed! hours on it for nothing :censor:

[Chuck04]

hey, sorry to hear this, that sucks!

what u all on about loosing skin.. i didnt have any issues, and we all know what my track record is like for DIY :P , i used a big ***** long screw driver to leaver the plastic bit out the way slightly in order to get to the nut.. worked a treat

[RossP]

yeh but i bet it's out of shape now? :P

and the bonnet doesn't close properly... :P

;)

[minidoughty]

What torque setting did you all use? front and rear? cheers

[Chuck04]

ill have you know it is in perfect shape still and yes the bonnet closes fine, im quite surprised in you lack of faith in my work :P