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« on: June 17, 2010, 09:59:23 PM »
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« Reply #1 on: June 17, 2010, 10:10:42 PM »
Raise the car to take the load off. You will need a rubber mallet. Do not put it all the way on on one side. Kind of even it out and start to tap until fully installed.
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« Reply #2 on: June 17, 2010, 10:14:22 PM »
Thien is 100% correct. When you jack your car up the chassis will flex making the towers further apart. If the bar fit on easily it would serve no purpose because it wouldn't be preventing any movement.
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« Reply #3 on: June 17, 2010, 10:21:40 PM »
I raised it up... because I came to that thought too...only thing i dont have is a rubber mallet to tap it until fitted. i guess that's what i need to grab and try this again.
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« Reply #4 on: June 18, 2010, 07:59:24 AM »
+1 to what Thien and Mike said.  I've had to take my Neuspeed STB off multiple times and that has always been my method.  Check out Harbor Freight for a rubber mallet.  They have them pretty cheap.
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« Reply #5 on: June 18, 2010, 08:33:04 AM »
You can also use a regular hammer and a block of wood.......
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« Reply #6 on: June 18, 2010, 09:24:27 AM »
Ohh yeah! :oops:   Facepalm to me.
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« Reply #7 on: June 18, 2010, 09:31:47 AM »
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Ohh yeah! :oops:   Facepalm to me.

It's how I did mine and I didn't even think to suggest it. Double facepalm to me!
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« Reply #8 on: June 18, 2010, 10:05:26 AM »
Lol thanks guys. I'm goin to see if I can grab me a mallet today on my way home from work, if not I'll try the wood n hammer trick Paul suggested. I'm goin to try and nail this tonite and hope those deng mosquitoes don't attack my sweet blood like they did last night.
Oh and harbor n freight is in Woodbridge. I go there every now and then. It's not too far from me but I don't think I will headin that way this weekend. But thanks for makin that suggestion. I'm probably better off findn a rubber mallet at walmart or home depot cuz they're closer.
.... Just hoping I get this bar on this weekend. Tryin to tackle this one all by myself. It was supposed to be a simple diy job!
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« Reply #9 on: June 18, 2010, 10:13:26 AM »
Once you get the mallet the job will fly. After I got over the initial shock of how off my STB was and decided to try raising the car and using my mallet it took me ~5 minutes to get everything buttoned up and get on the road.
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« Reply #10 on: June 18, 2010, 10:31:03 AM »
HMMM had this same problem too. Raising the car didnt really help too much in my case so i took all the 5 bolts off of one strut and and used my knee to pushed the wheel down a bit till the strut bar went over the threads
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« Reply #11 on: June 18, 2010, 11:27:29 AM »
Glad I'm not the only one... I was really startn to think somethin went wrong with the measurement when they built my car lol. Cuz how come it fit my buddies car but not mine?... I didn't think 7gen n 7.5gen had any change with suspension measurements. Glad u all can provide me input on how to go about with this. Thanks again!!
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« Reply #12 on: June 18, 2010, 11:44:15 AM »
That's how we roll!
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« Reply #13 on: June 18, 2010, 12:26:51 PM »
Juels, get a "Dead Blow" hammer, it is rubber on the outside, but is filled with eaither sand or shot, it will sound like a moracha when you shake it and has alot more power behind it.
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« Reply #14 on: June 18, 2010, 03:25:55 PM »
Hrmm a morocca tool?! I'll see if I can find one. Hope I don't start goin ADD and dance around the neighborhood doin the salsa with it. Lol.
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