[speedy]

San the strut is held in with 3 bolts on the top of the strut............2 now in your case and 2 bolts onto the hub and a clamp for the brake flexi

Once they undone the whole lot will lift out from the car

Btw have you tried drilling the broken bolt out and re-tapping the thread???You should be able to do this WITHOUT removing the strut

 

[sanitary]

San the strut is held in with 3 bolts on the top of the strut............2 now in your case and 2 bolts onto the hub and a clamp for the brake flexi

Once they undone the whole lot will lift out from the car

Btw have you tried drilling the broken bolt out and re-tapping the thread???You should be able to do this WITHOUT removing the strut

The bolt won't come out so I have a feeling that the top plate has sheared
(nsf bolt BTW)
Will have another go in the morning

san

 

[speedy]

Aaaah i thought you meant it had snapped

Probably just the Captive Nut that`s broken off the top mounting plate then .................You might have to cut the old bolt off and then just put a Nut and Bolt through or drop the strut out and weld a new nut on

 

[sanitary]

Ah not as bad as I thought then

Good job I didn't put me lump hammer through the windscreen or worse


san

 

[sanitary]

Many thanks Speedy

Its all done now, took about 2 hours, and yes the welds had broken on the captive nut (must have been a Friday afternoon weld )

Cheers

san

 

[speedy]