I am in the middle of installing a Auto Spring leveling kit on a 2018 F150. I am having an issue getting the nut on the steering knuckle bolt to come off. The nut just turns in place and I can see a little bit of red on the bolt thread.

The instructional video that Stage3 Motorsports has shows it coming off with ease. Does anyone know if these have thread locker or some type of specialty nut? All the install reviews do not mention running into thread locker.

https://www.stage3motorsports.com/AS...eling-Kit.html

 

Is this one of the bolts you can hold with a wrench or a socket on the bottom non threaded portion? You should be able to hold wit with one wrench and loosen with another, or you can try an impact gun carefully.

 

There is nothing the hold the bolt with and I cannot fit an impact wrench in that area. In the instructional video he just uses a ratcheting wrench.

Looking at the lower knuckle bolt it looks like a nylon nut or some type of specialty nut. Not thread locker.

 

Never mind. I called Auto Spring and they helped me. It was a matter of forcing the upper control arm down with a pry bar.

 

Take a pry bar and place one end in the spring of your strut. Press down on the upper control arm with the pry bar. That will put pressure on the bolt and hold it in place.