STUCK - Strut will not come out!, Cartridge stuck in the chamber Options

[ctc911ctc]

'74 2.0, 24K miles all original

Teeners,

When I first got this car revived (it was parked in '84, I revived it in 2018) i left the shocks alone.

IN 2019 I installed a nice system in the rear.

This year I am doing the front - all bushings, and other rubber parts (ball joints).

The project came to a halt, I cannot get the strut out of the cylinder



I will rig a system to press it out later today

I am checking in to see if there might be something I may be missing?

I have hit is pretty hard to try and loosen it, no luck yet, soaked it with Liquid Wrench over night.





Thanks!

[Superhawk996]

Tip the strut body upside down.

Look inside the ball joint hole. You'll see another hole that is in the bottom of the strut body that will allow you to tap the strut insert body with a long punch.

That should do it with a few modest hits. If you're having to hit it seriously hard and it's not loosening, try a little heat on the strut body to free rust and to expand the strut bore slightly.


FYI -- Those are aftermarket Bilstein inserts if you're not already aware and/or want to replace with same thing.

[ctc911ctc]

SUPERHAWK - I knew you would fly into this!

Seriously - I hit it with a large steel hammer and a large punch - did not budge.......I am replacing with OEM Bilstein (SP) - surprised that anything was changed in this car - the rears were seemingly all original.

Will take and post a pic when I get it out!

Tip the strut body upside down.

Look inside the ball joint hole. You'll see another hole that is in the bottom of the strut body that will allow you to tap the strut insert body with a long punch.

That should do it with a few modest hits. If you're having to hit it seriously hard and it's not loosening, try a little heat on the strut body to free rust and to expand the strut bore slightly.


FYI -- Those are aftermarket Bilstein inserts if you're not already aware and/or want to replace with same thing.