I finally got around to installing my MM strut tower plates today. I had a question, but also wanted to add a comment. The passenger side of my car was starting to mushroom enough that it was hard to get the strut out and back on. The driver side went pretty smooth, until...

I snapped off one of the strut bolts. Here's where a little better instructions from MM would have been helpful. I wasn't exactly cranking on the bolt. Maybe a warning or some sort of torque value (even hand-tight) would have been helpful. I did get it back together, but it raised a question in my mind. Everything I've read says that these should flatten out your towers that are already deformed. I'm not seeing how that works. I know you can't torque down on the bolts to flatten out the sheet metal. How exactly does it flatten it? Is there something I'm missing?

Thanks

 

Hi;

Go to this thread covers just about everything on the strut tower 'mushroom' and weak strut top mount plates (and bushing cracking)

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ollection.html

 

see the thread as mentioned above. Also using the bolts to hold strut mount bolts to pull down mushroom is not what I would recommend.

I'm about 1 week away from installing plates and I plan on trying to flatten the tower before installing. There is a good method out there.

https://www.northamericanmotoring.com...om-repair.html

I plan on using the 2 plates as the steel plate and since I don't have slugs I plan on cutting a 2x4 and drilling it then putting the large bolt thru. Also plan to put some bolts thru the 3 stock holes and use those to pull it down.

I prob post a DIY on it.