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Originally Posted by Slurpee
I'm just removing enough splines to push the bolt in with the ball joint press. It still requires a significant amount of force to get in using a 25 in breaker bar. Much more effective than a hammer, saw this method on a mustang forum. It's just trial and error where the splines catch and where I need to sand some more off. It's the only way I can get the bolt through.
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That hole needs tighter tolerances than you'd normally need with a non-splined bolt. The best solution is really to adjust the hole size so it takes about the same amount of force to install the bolt as the stock strut. An adjustable reamer would probably be the best solution for DIY, or just bring the strut to a machine shop. It would be nice if MCS spent $10 on the bolt and used it to spec an appropriate tolerance,
I don't think removing the splines is a good idea but it's only a bolt so no big deal if you need to replace it.
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