Running into problems while installing my Skunk2 front camber kit on 95 civic
#1
Running into problems while installing my Skunk2 front camber kit on 95 civic
alright, well i don't know the correct termonolgy for most of this stuff, but i'm gonna try to just bare with me now
for those that don't know, the camber kit i have replaces the upper control arm.
at the top of the steering knuckle where the upper control arm connects to it, there's a castle nut. when i turn the castle nut to remove it, the screw thing that it's on turns with it. i don't think i have anything that will keep the bolt in place while i turn the nut. maybe i'm not removing it correctly?
i've ran out of ideas on how to get it off, and until i get it off, i'm basically stuck with nothing to work with.
please respond to this asap if you know how to do it
thanks alot
-jimmy
for those that don't know, the camber kit i have replaces the upper control arm.
at the top of the steering knuckle where the upper control arm connects to it, there's a castle nut. when i turn the castle nut to remove it, the screw thing that it's on turns with it. i don't think i have anything that will keep the bolt in place while i turn the nut. maybe i'm not removing it correctly?
i've ran out of ideas on how to get it off, and until i get it off, i'm basically stuck with nothing to work with.
please respond to this asap if you know how to do it
thanks alot
-jimmy
#2
Re: Running into problems while installing my Skunk2 front camber kit on 95 civic
i dunno if its the same thing cuz ive never done it but i had the same problem when taking coilovers off shocks, the top nut holding everything on would cause the whole shock to twist with it, i used vice grip and clamped the shock and wedged it in something so that it couldnt move...
so in other words, maybe you could use a vice grip somehow
so in other words, maybe you could use a vice grip somehow
#3
Re: Running into problems while installing my Skunk2 front camber kit on 95 civic
Originally Posted by brandon
i dunno if its the same thing cuz ive never done it but i had the same problem when taking coilovers off shocks, the top nut holding everything on would cause the whole shock to twist with it, i used vice grip and clamped the shock and wedged it in something so that it couldnt move...
so in other words, maybe you could use a vice grip somehow
so in other words, maybe you could use a vice grip somehow
anyways, back on topic, any one know what to do to get the fucker off?
#6
Re: Running into problems while installing my Skunk2 front camber kit on 95 civic
you need to put pressure on it, the best way is to get it loose while the tire on it and the cars not jacked up but it hard to get to it. Another way is to use a crowbar and put pressure on the joint.
#7
Re: Running into problems while installing my Skunk2 front camber kit on 95 civic
i have a ball joint separator, i pressed it in there.. and no luck
what i was told on H-T is that i could just cut the ball joint and get to the head of the bolt since my camber kit will be replacing the ball joint. i think i'm just gonna do that right now :-/ or is that a bad idea?
what i was told on H-T is that i could just cut the ball joint and get to the head of the bolt since my camber kit will be replacing the ball joint. i think i'm just gonna do that right now :-/ or is that a bad idea?
#10
Re: Running into problems while installing my Skunk2 front camber kit on 95 civic
ahh i screwed up saying that.. i meant the dust boot around the ball joint that's rubber. sorry for the confusion. i just used a knife and got it off. it was soo gewwy with grease when i cut it open.
thanks for the help
now i ran into another problem though. the 2 pivot bolts that are on my control arm are on so tight i can't get them off because i don't have airtools and i'm doing this by myself. i couldn't even get the fuckers to budge at all. i think i'll just go to tuners edge real quick and hopefully get them to take it off for me.
well that's all for now. thanks again
thanks for the help
now i ran into another problem though. the 2 pivot bolts that are on my control arm are on so tight i can't get them off because i don't have airtools and i'm doing this by myself. i couldn't even get the fuckers to budge at all. i think i'll just go to tuners edge real quick and hopefully get them to take it off for me.
well that's all for now. thanks again