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Posted: April 12th, 2006, 3:23 pm
by Macen
Oh, sorry, my bad.
Posted: April 13th, 2006, 2:06 am
by ovendenk
is it the front or the rear bolt that you can't remove?
if it's the rear, try removing the 3 17mm bolts instead and you'll have to use some sort of extension on the ratchet, but it's easier than the big 21mm nut. after you get the 3 back bolts, front bolt, stabilizer link, and ball joint, remove the control arm from under the car. then, put a 21mm socket and ratchet(and use an extension) on the last nut and use the car's underside to stop the control arm from rotating as you remove the nut. it's on there tight though. you may need to use your foot to stop it from sliding on the ground. ghetto, but effective.
Posted: April 21st, 2006, 5:18 pm
by lakersfan1
Legato626 wrote:thanks!! =) ya that was easy as hell to do. just like a total of like 4 hours we were done.
But the bushings.... thats another battle for another day... I need my air tools for that fight.
You can't get it off with a 2 foot breaker bar? Mine weren't that hard to get off.
Posted: April 21st, 2006, 5:20 pm
by lakersfan1
ovendenk wrote:is it the front or the rear bolt that you can't remove?
if it's the rear, try removing the 3 17mm bolts instead and you'll have to use some sort of extension on the ratchet, but it's easier than the big 21mm nut. after you get the 3 back bolts, front bolt, stabilizer link, and ball joint, remove the control arm from under the car. then, put a 21mm socket and ratchet(and use an extension) on the last nut and use the car's underside to stop the control arm from rotating as you remove the nut. it's on there tight though. you may need to use your foot to stop it from sliding on the ground. ghetto, but effective.
Isn't that the logical way to do it? Air tools wouldn't help if he was trying to do it the other way, because you can't get a socket of ANY size on that 21mm nut because of the chassis. You HAVE to take the three 17mm bolts out first and drop it.
Posted: April 21st, 2006, 6:14 pm
by Legato626
No the part I cannot get off is the damn sway bar link...
Posted: April 22nd, 2006, 2:19 am
by ovendenk
on the end of the threaded section, you put an allen key. so, wrench on the nut and an allen key in the threaded section to stop it from turning. can't remember size of allen key though, sorry.
Posted: May 28th, 2006, 9:37 pm
by BADMX3
i think the allen key is 5. I did mine today > really helped getting them off while the engine was out
Posted: June 9th, 2006, 9:35 pm
by mazdamx3sohc
nice work man, now will that magnaflow hi flow cat work on any mx3, like my 93 sohc?
Posted: June 10th, 2006, 7:29 pm
by Legato626
ya as long as the piping is 2.5 but you can get one in any size you want.
Posted: June 10th, 2006, 10:15 pm
by mazdamx3sohc
2.5 will slid over or inside the exhaust pipe and clamp up flush?