Rear suspension top mount bolt removal

[197JST]

Ok so I thought I’d attempt the rear suspension which I thought was going well until it came to undoing the top mounts on the strut arms,
When I go to turn the bolt the suspension thread twists with it ‍
I thought it would be a straight bolt off job, do I need a particular tool for the job?

 

[197JST]

Do you know what, spanner springs to mind!!!
A 6m one ‍

 

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Spray it with penetrating oil and leave it overnight, jack car up so spring is under tension opposed to compression then use a ring spanner... If its still spinning you'll need an impact gun!

 

[Graham200]

Second on the impact gun. I used a battery Makita impact gun, nut come off no problem. If you can borrow one, would make the job easy.

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[197JST]

Thanks guys but I managed to get a 6m spanner on the top mount shaft to hold it & than undid the bolt.
I was a bit stuck at the time as the springs looked like this

 

[197JST]

& it now looks like this.

I just have the front to tackle now