Wierd star bolt on suspension near wheel hub

[Kyle Townend]

Planned to lower my car today, only to find that the dampner is held on by some massive star shape bolt at the bottom!

Anyone know what tool i need to remove this? I went to motosave and they only have them up to a size called m12, looks asif i will need around m14!

You think SEAT will lend me one

 

[mrcoyote]

It was a normal nut on mine. A quick jab with the socket set and off it came.

 

[Forbez]

Try halfords, they are called star drive.

 

[Kyle Townend]

Try halfords, they are called star drive.

Will do cheers

 

[Kyle Townend]

It was a normal nut on mine. A quick jab with the socket set and off it came.

One end is a normal nut, but when we tried to undo it it just span round, so we need to hold the star bit on the other end solid.

Mole grips wont hold it either

 

[m0rk]

this is the front....

some weird star drive... I think I used molies - leon has a sensible 'bolt' arrangement

 

[mrcoyote]

Weird. I don't remember having to buy any special tools for mine. It was just a spanner and a socket. Oh well, good luck anyway.

 

[mrcoyote]

this is the front....

some weird star drive... I think I used molies - leon has a sensible 'bolt' arrangement

That explains it! I was looking away and crying as Tom was hitting it with a hammer at the time.

 

[Kyle Townend]

That explains it! I was looking away and crying as Tom was hitting it with a hammer at the time.

So you managed with molies in the end? Im gonna go to halfrauds in a bit,but if thts no good - bodge it and scarper time