Trying to help a friend with their car, I've always just bolted on spring compressors and impacted the top nut off. Rarely would i have to use a hex,torx or whatever.

Until now.... This nut loosen a little but now is spinning along with the shaft. I unloaded some of the tension and did it by hand with a 17mm box end and pliers/vice grips. Nothing doing. Sprayed tons of PB blaster. Still wont come off. No torch on hand but with it being soaked with PB blaster, not sure if its a good idea anyways.

I put it back on the car and tried to remove it with the body holding it together, still spinning.

The rod just spins with the nut. I tried to pick up this tool...


sadly it wasn't the rod was thicker then any of the sizes.

 

Have you tried following the steps in the FSM?

Telcoman

 

FSM tells me to just impact them off after spring compressors are installed on them... it aint working.

 

I had this same problem and ended up having to Dremel the nuts off on both of them.

I've used PB Blaster with a torch before and it hasn't caused an issue. Now, if you spray the bottle AT the torch then you're in for some serious problems. It just makes a tiny little flame if that when you hit the bolt with a torch.