How Do You Remove The Strut Bar To Install Spacer
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How Do You Remove The Strut Bar To Install Spacer
So I have been looking online how to remove the front strut bar and I get the same instructions and Im kinda confused. I see you loosen the left and right bolt holding the center one in place, then mark the center bolt and loosen it 1.7 turns. then what?? does it come out or do I have to take all the bolts out?
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do you use a torque wrench to put it back on or just socket, I think they are making the instructions more complicated than it actually is to do... did you use any gasket sealer??
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Originally Posted by turtle1678
I was just wondering if people used sealer when they put in their spacer or just tightened it up
You must release the tension on the strut bar first before removing the bolts.
The strut bar torque is 33ft-lbs
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asa far as the plenum spacer goes, you need a gasket on both sides of the spacer. If you don't have gasket for both sides, you could use rtv on one side, but make sure you do a neat job. If you have to go the rtv method, use the rtv on the side of the spacer that touches the upper plenum. assemble everything, toque it spec and let the rtv setup and dry. once cured, remove the upper plenum and rtv'd spacer. trim away any excess rtv that oozed out when you torqued it down. reassemble and torque to spec.
Last edited by QuadCam; 02-16-2008 at 04:52 AM.
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Originally Posted by JonnyC
TAKE TENSION OUT OF IT! Just follow the instructions. If you don't loosen the tension on the strut bar, you run the risk of cross threading one of the 6 bolts when you try to put them back in, since the holes might not match up perfect.
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