HELP ASAP turning front bolts....
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Racer
Joined: Dec 2005
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From: Maumelle Arkansas
HELP ASAP turning front bolts....
Welp, decided to ATTEMPT to lower my car here at work, started at 4:44. Just finished the driver side front. These bolts are WAYYYYYYYYYYYYY too hard to turn, I just flat out can't turn them. Is there ANYYYY way to make them easier to turn? I really wanna go home and eat dinner, then go out, but it looks like i'll be pulling an all-nighter if I don't get this fixed!
Racer
Joined: Sep 2004
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From: King George Virginia
Right here from the tech tips:
When lowering the front of a C5 (especially on older cars) many people are unable to turn the bolts. With the car jacked up & ready to lower (as in previous tips), place another small/standard jack under the end of the spring & jack it up enough to relieve some of the tension on the spring. This will allow the bolts to turn VERY easily with an open end wrench (or sometimes by hand). A small wood "block" between the jack & spring will protect the spring from possible damage. I also found it was not necessary to remove the front wheels.
When lowering the front of a C5 (especially on older cars) many people are unable to turn the bolts. With the car jacked up & ready to lower (as in previous tips), place another small/standard jack under the end of the spring & jack it up enough to relieve some of the tension on the spring. This will allow the bolts to turn VERY easily with an open end wrench (or sometimes by hand). A small wood "block" between the jack & spring will protect the spring from possible damage. I also found it was not necessary to remove the front wheels.
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From: Newberry FL
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St. Jude Donor '07
Originally Posted by Z06ufgrad2002
spray some lubrication on the rubber bushing, something like WD40 etc. That will help the rubber slide more easily against the spring.
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