asticot

I’ve broken all the bolts except the top 2 Allen screws attaching the electronic actuators to the struts. These are quite seized up there. Any ideas on how to loosen them? I’ve doused with penetrating fluid but can’t apply heat because of all the plastic up there.

any thoughts on how to loosen?

MDSteamer

After soaking in penetrating oil overnight use a high quality hex that's hardened, don't use a ball style hex bit. You want as much bite inside the hex as possible. A drill driver with an adjustable chuck to set drag with as well,

If the screws hex strip out, left handed drill bits can save the day. start smaller than shank size. Good luck!

asticot

What a nightmare, I ended up just breaking the plastic encasing the screws because I stripped them even though they soaked for 2 days. I am not keeping the dampening function so it’s not a terrible loss but I was hoping to keep all parts intact. This was not a good design to put Allen screws in a totally inaccessible place in the midst of plastic everywhere so you can’t heat anything, I pity anyone that is doing this with OEM struts

se7enine

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