philipl Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 My Strut Cartridges Were Rusted In Their Housings Heres A Trick I Would Like To Share . 1 Put Housing In Vise 2 Extend Strut Shaft And Cut It Off Flush With End Of Strut 3 Weld A Large Nut In Center Of Strut To Shaft And Cartridge 4 Put Impact On Nut To Loosen Strut In Housing.. This Worked For Me Be Sure Not To Damage Your Strut Housing In The Process.. Also My Struts Were Completly Dead And Probably Had No Charge In Them I Dont Know How Safe It Is To Weld On A Cartridge That Has A Charge Left In It This Procedure May Not Be For You It Did Work For Me Though............... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Challenger Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 What year car do you have? I know the later large strut housings for the 280z are really easy to pull out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipl Posted October 27, 2008 Author Share Posted October 27, 2008 My Strut Cartridges Were Rusted In Their Housings Heres A Trick I Would Like To Share . 1 Put Housing In Vise 2 Extend Strut Shaft And Cut It Off Flush With End Of Strut 3 Weld A Large Nut In Center Of Strut To Shaft And Cartridge 4 Put Impact On Nut To Loosen Strut In Housing.. This Worked For Me Be Sure Not To Damage Your Strut Housing In The Process.. Also My Struts Were Completly Dead And Probably Had No Charge In Them I Dont Know How Safe It Is To Weld On A Cartridge That Has A Charge Left In It This Procedure May Not Be For You It Did Work For Me Though............... 73 240z rears were easy fronts were horrible......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proxlamus© Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 lol i loosened up and removed the gland nut and with a gentle pull, out came the insert! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigal Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 I had one that was siezed as well, I welded the nut on to the cartridge as described above, and used an impact wrench, then tapped it out with a slide hammer, thanks again for the great post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Drill a 3/8" hole in the bottom of the strut tube and pound the shock out with a punch or an air hammer. Buy a 3/8" rubber plug to seal up the hole when you're done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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