that die trick is pretty sweet. I use a dremel or drill with a wire brush to clean the threads before applying penetrant myself, it really does make it so much easier when dismantling crusty old bits. this is one of the easier cars to do drop links on. I did these on our 09 Forester without even having to jack the car up, and I weigh around 300lbs so guessing probably just about anyone could get in there. always a good idea to do the bushings as well when replacing drop links. those are only rubber tasked with corralling metal and get looser over time, and often look less worn than they really are. also easily accessible on this car without having to jack it up. the worst are those drop links with round collars. I hate those so, so much. whose brilliant idea was that anyways?? allen key on the end is useless, can't withstand any torque. invites the wrath of the angle grinder.
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that die trick is pretty sweet. I use a dremel or drill with a wire brush to clean the threads before applying penetrant myself, it really does make it so much easier when dismantling crusty old bits.
this is one of the easier cars to do drop links on. I did these on our 09 Forester without even having to jack the car up, and I weigh around 300lbs so guessing probably just about anyone could get in there.
always a good idea to do the bushings as well when replacing drop links. those are only rubber tasked with corralling metal and get looser over time, and often look less worn than they really are. also easily accessible on this car without having to jack it up.
the worst are those drop links with round collars. I hate those so, so much. whose brilliant idea was that anyways?? allen key on the end is useless, can't withstand any torque. invites the wrath of the angle grinder.
i usually just end up cutting the links off, easier and faster.