strut upper gland nut

[timsz]

I'm having trouble getting the gland nut off my strut tubes. I put kroil on many times for a week and still can't break loose. any help? 71Z thanks timsZ

[240260280z]

Secure the strut and use a big plumbers wrench on the nut. Put a pipe on the wrench if you need leverage.

[Zealous]

I used a bench vise and a plumbers wrench, even had to use a hammer on the plumbers wrench to crack a stubborn one lose.

[ZCurves]

Bench vise and a plumbers (pipe) wrench. Don't squeeze the Strut Tube, just secure the bottom in the vise. Also, you could use a propane torch to kiss the top of the Strut Tube to expand the treads just before using the pipe wrench.

When you are re-assembling use some Anti-Seize on the new Gland Nut.

[John Coffey]

Air hammer with a flat tip. Hammer in the counter clockwise (loosening) direction and be careful not to mess up the strut tube or the threads.

[240260280z]

Air hammer with a flat tip. Hammer in the counter clockwise (loosening) direction and be careful not to mess up the strut tube or the threads.

Glad you are not my dentist

[Oiluj]

I confess to using brute force to remove one of mine.

I used a cold chisel, big screwdriver and hammer to loosen mine. With the cold chisel I made a divot in the nut to capture the tip of my "driver" screwdriver. A few whacks and it was loose. (Don't use a new screwdriver for this).

My Tokico Blue strut inserts came with gland nuts. Also, the gland nut on the strut was not an "original" Datsun part, so I wasn't woried about messing-up it up.

[timsz]

thanks so much. I'll give them a try. timsZ