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Originally Posted by Shankenstein
Thanks for the heads-up. It looks like OP tackled it with the right tools, and even on relatively new car, it's problem.
Any tips from the forum gurus on how to prevent this?
I assume that it's some mix of titanium 6mm Allen keys, litres of PB Blaster, hammer the key into the hex hole, torch the nut, and hit it with an impact socket.
All this seems a bit overkill for a "normal service item." Any chance this is covered under warranty for being unreasonably evil?
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You can smother everything in grease and keep replacing it every few months.
Your mix is pretty much smack on with the exception of the impact socket.
Warranty won't touch it as it is not a defect.
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Originally Posted by secret.squirrel
Standard jap rust proofing. Mine was 3 years old when I swapped out the springs, and had to cut the drop links off in the end. Probably for better to simply replace them with aftermarket adjustables upon changing. Builds in future proofing for further suspension mods later anyway...
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The same thing will happen with just about any car. Fasteners are untreated steel and they will rust way faster than everything else. Always have and always will. At least the days where the floor rots away in 5 years are long gone.
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Originally Posted by Tor
I just swapped coilovers and swaybars. I had the same problem and they didn't look half as bad as yours. .
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LOL Welcome to Canada eh where every winter we keep 1,000 salt mines in business even if there is no ice or snow. I think the road salting policy is "we bought it we are gonna use it"