need help

ok going nuts here. Dont know what im doing wrong, but im tring to remove the front strut on my 97 q45t but just cant get it. Is it all one piece? Ive taken off the brakes and every thing just dont know whats left..:runcoold:

[QUOTE=jlego;304281]ok going nuts here. Dont know what im doing wrong, but im tring to remove the front strut on my 97 q45t but just cant get it. Is it all one piece? Ive taken off the brakes and every thing just dont know whats left..:runcoold:[/QUOTE] lol ..its a one pc

[QUOTE=kingpin;304287]lol ..its a one pc[/QUOTE]
 its funny right.. you couldnt atleast give me some help, but come on with some b/s remark..

he was just saying 1 piece...its the whole spindle and shock

[QUOTE=jlego;304296]its funny right.. you couldnt atleast give me some help, but come on with some b/s remark..[/QUOTE] sorry man ..no offence most of us have been down this road before ...:pat: that is why i was Lmao cus it happend to me ... lighten up :biggthumpup:

[QUOTE=kingpin;304306]sorry man ..no offence most of us have been down this road before ...:pat: that is why i was Lmao cus it happend to me ... lighten up :biggthumpup:[/QUOTE]
 sorry bout that just been a frustrating day, anywho found a write up bout it on NICO..

search nico for the fsm. it will give you pictures and everything.

:rules: NiCO would have been the better place to start the search. They have more of the technical RRR (Replace - repair - refresh) information.

Glad you found your info though.

[QUOTE=jlego;304296]its funny right.. you couldnt atleast give me some help, but come on with some b/s remark..[/QUOTE]
 
 
wtf?
 
idont think it was asmart ass remark man. 
 
he did say one piece. 
 
but yea it comes out with the spindle. y did infiniti do that idk.
 
you should of serachd like they said nico or even here im pretty sure their is a few people that did a write up.
 
but ive been there hella pissd at something from the car that ive try'd to take off.

Taking the ball joint out isn't easy.   I'm not sure if the strut is designed the same way as my F50 but I had to go buy a boll joint seperator and even after that I was banging on it forever and ripped the boot.     Be safe and take it slow.    Some have said bang on the side of the part where the ball joint goes into the bottom of the strut...but at the same time use a crowbar or pry bar to push the LCA downwards....   Also...  if you can take the rotors off that would be a good idea..  I first did it with the rotor and hub still on it and it weighed a ton.   This would be a good time to check the wheel bearings on the hub..

if you think you can't do it then stop and put everything back together and send it to a professional.

[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball_joint[/url]

This is just to help you visually.  This is a pic off a corvette.  It's going to look something similar to this 
[img]http://www.vettebrakes.com/images/image013b.jpg[/img]

^^ thanks.. man what a pain in the ass!!! i got it all out,  even with a ball joint seperator i couldnt get it to budge. i ended up taking off the LCA.. i had planned on putting lowered s14 springs but F**k that im just gonna do the s13 swap that way i dont have to mess with that strut monster assembly again!!

[QUOTE=jlego;304526]^^ thanks.. man what a pain in the ass!!! i got it all out,  even with a ball joint seperator i couldnt get it to budge. i ended up taking off the LCA.. i had planned on putting lowered s14 springs but F**k that im just gonna do the s13 swap that way i dont have to mess with that strut monster assembly again!![/QUOTE]

lol...I guess thats another way of doing it...