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<blockquote data-quote="k_schutte" data-source="post: 6755447" data-attributes="member: 551817">good luck, been there done that on my old &#039;95...I ended up getting a passive strut conversion form StrutMasters, WELL worth the money!!&nbsp; I think that whole kit cost me about as much as one air shock would have cost at the time.&nbsp; When I did mine I removed the nut/bolt and and sprayed the hell out of it with PB blaster.&nbsp; I let that soak for a couple hours then I cam back and heated it up a little bit with a torch, put a chisel on my air hammer and opened up that gap a little bit.&nbsp; Then all it took was a couple swift hits with a 5lb hammer and she popped right out.I hate that style!!&nbsp; We where working on a taurus that has that same setup and we COULD NOT get it out for the life of us!&nbsp; I mean we spent a good week trying o get it to come out.&nbsp; then we had it towed to a shop and they had it for a couple days with no success.&nbsp; I finally got pissed and just cut it apart with a little cut off wheel.&nbsp; even after we cut a big chunk out of it (like probably a good 120* or so) it STILL wouldn&#039;t budge.&nbsp; ended up replacing the knuckle along with the struts obviously...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="k_schutte, post: 6755447, member: 551817"] good luck, been there done that on my old '95... I ended up getting a passive strut conversion form StrutMasters, WELL worth the money!! I think that whole kit cost me about as much as one air shock would have cost at the time. When I did mine I removed the nut/bolt and and sprayed the hell out of it with PB blaster. I let that soak for a couple hours then I cam back and heated it up a little bit with a torch, put a chisel on my air hammer and opened up that gap a little bit. Then all it took was a couple swift hits with a 5lb hammer and she popped right out. I hate that style!! We where working on a taurus that has that same setup and we COULD NOT get it out for the life of us! I mean we spent a good week trying o get it to come out. then we had it towed to a shop and they had it for a couple days with no success. I finally got pissed and just cut it apart with a little cut off wheel. even after we cut a big chunk out of it (like probably a good 120* or so) it STILL wouldn't budge. ended up replacing the knuckle along with the struts obviously... [/QUOTE]

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