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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 07:42 PM
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i don't know how this happened...but my bottom perch is stuck/jammed/too tight.

Note* these are not my pictures, just using them as reference...but i do have JIC coilovers.

this is where it's jammed



and when i try to loosen it, this is where it unscrews...





that can't be good. need opinions on what you guys would do? taking it to a shop and having someone else check it out is out of the question.
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 07:56 PM
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Take a flat head and hit it with a hammer a few times, most likely it's stuck with road debris.
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 08:01 PM
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i tried that...but i stopped before further damage...it chipped the edge of one of the opening on the perch...i don't want to keep doing that. i also sprayed some PB Blaster (stronger than WD40) in the groves and that didn't help. but you are right, i'm sure its from the stupid salt debris...f my life.
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Try something bigger like a piece of wood, anything that doesn't damage the perch.
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Old Mar 25, 2009 | 12:02 PM
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Try using a strap wrench to hold the strut assembly between the two nuts and try and loosen the upper nut. Or have someone else hold a wrench on the lower nut and you try and loosen the upper nut.
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