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strut upper gland nut


timsz

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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.

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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.

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