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Old 05-12-2012, 04:48 AM   #51
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What is a bear claw tool? Someone please post a picture!!!!!


d0000000000000000d....there is no such thing as a bear claw tool

never heard of it

stop obsessing with this....
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Old 05-12-2012, 09:46 PM   #52
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And.. i'd like to add - get your car as high as you can if you're doing it at home.

You'll appreciate the extra room you have for your wrench, breaker bar, *bear claw or whatever you decide to use for this task.

Access to a car hoist / lift is ideal but most will be able to manage at home with patience.

Old thread but thanks to the OP since good pics and info nevar dies.























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Old 09-13-2014, 05:18 PM   #53
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d0000000000000000d....there is no such thing as a bear claw tool

never heard of it

stop obsessing with this....
Uncle Scotty a "Bear Claw" is also known as crows foot spanner.

Nice write up
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Old 09-14-2014, 03:14 AM   #54
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Uncle Scotty a "Bear Claw" is also known as crows foot spanner.

Nice write up


says the d00000000000000000d 2 years later
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Old 09-14-2014, 09:43 AM   #55
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Well at least you know now what this kind of tool is. It took two years but you now know.

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Old 09-14-2014, 10:16 PM   #56
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Well at least you know now what this kind of tool is. It took two years but you now know.

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you stupid little cupcake....ive had crows foot wrenches in my toolbox since 1980 or so

do NOT ****ing attempt to school me on ANYTHING...you WILL fail.
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Old 09-15-2014, 09:42 AM   #57
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I guess I just did School you sweetheart

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Old 09-15-2014, 01:07 PM   #58
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That's enough kids...
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Old 11-10-2014, 11:59 PM   #59
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Getting ready to install the race version of the Whiteline antilift kit tomorrow on an '06 WRX. From what I read the '06 does use the supplied u-brace spacers from Whiteline.


Someone posted earlier that whitelines u-brace tq specs may be too high? What are Subaru's U-brace tq specs?

Smear supplied lube all over bushing? not sure how lube will get in between bushing and antilift housing as it is very tight fit. Is lube for the metal bush?

Don't worry about a crows foot or bears claw just use a good wrench with some leverage and get "good and tight" since there is no room for tq wrench. Drink beer. Re-torque all hardware after 50 miles or so of driving. Get car re-aligned and go racing! Am i missing anything else?
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Old 11-11-2014, 12:16 AM   #60
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Torque the U brace bolts to factory specs with the whiteline provided spacers.

Grease all metal to rubber contact, as specified in the instructions.

Use a flare nut crowfoot not a standard one, and I wouldn't use a wrench either - you'll start to round the bushing nuts when torquing them. I had 0 problems with a crowfoot and 2ft tq wrench while the front tires were sitting on ramps, about the only way you can torque it properly.

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Old 11-11-2014, 11:47 PM   #61
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Torque the U brace bolts to factory specs with the whiteline provided spacers.

Grease all metal to rubber contact, as specified in the instructions.

Use a flare nut crowfoot not a standard one, and I wouldn't use a wrench either - you'll start to round the bushing nuts when torquing them. I had 0 problems with a crowfoot and 2ft tq wrench while the front tires were sitting on ramps, about the only way you can torque it properly.
Perfect. Thankyou for the tips and specs!
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Old 11-13-2014, 12:22 AM   #62
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Perfect. Thankyou for the tips and specs!

s00000oooooo......how did that go and how do ya like that race ALK???

I had one on my car for as long as it took to get the 'sport' one
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Old 11-13-2014, 01:23 AM   #63
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you stupid little cupcake....ive had crows foot wrenches in my toolbox since 1980 or so

do NOT ****ing attempt to school me on ANYTHING...you WILL fail.
"you stupid little cupcake" <-- this just made my night
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Old 11-17-2014, 11:38 PM   #64
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s00000oooooo......how did that go and how do ya like that race ALK???

I had one on my car for as long as it took to get the 'sport' one
So far so good. I'll put it to the test next week at Sebring. It's a track car so NVH is not a concern whatsoever.

I ended up replacing both control arms with new OEM STI control arms. I will overhaul my stock '06 WRX aluminum arms with new bushings and set aside as spares or sell.

Drove around for a bit, re torqued everything, and then took it in for an alignment. Didn't notice anything crazy as far as added NVH. The car is definitely tighter up front. Car seams to brake flatter and STRAIGHTER!


The bushings in my '06 arms were shot with lots of street and track abuse. My car was starting to do really funny things (dancing) under heavy braking and the front wheels had noticeable fore aft movement from standing take off's that was a little concerning.

Needless to say this Whiteline Anti-lift kit has been a notable improvement.
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Old 05-07-2015, 07:03 PM   #65
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So I have this in my 2005 WRX and I love it. Recently the car has started making a clicking noise going over bumps. I've checked and greases everything I could under the car except the alk. Has anyone had a clicking noise in their car with this? I'm thinking of switching to the Perrin one which has grease fittings built into it.
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'clicking' isn't the alk unless the nut holding it on the lca is loose
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Old 05-08-2015, 12:50 AM   #67
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So I have this in my 2005 WRX and I love it. Recently the car has started making a clicking noise going over bumps. I've checked and greases everything I could under the car except the alk. Has anyone had a clicking noise in their car with this? I'm thinking of switching to the Perrin one which has grease fittings built into it.

If you have aftermarket endlinks and the nuts are not torqued down or the "do not deteriorate like rubber" urethane bushing have deteriorated then the clicking can come from this.

Or check that the top hat center nut is not loose.
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So I have this in my 2005 WRX and I love it. Recently the car has started making a clicking noise going over bumps. I've checked and greases everything I could under the car except the alk. Has anyone had a clicking noise in their car with this? I'm thinking of switching to the Perrin one which has grease fittings built into it.
I've recently tore down the front end of my '02 OBS & have found that the inner tie rod ball joint was the cause of my 'clicking'. It would 'click' over bumps.
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Old 03-23-2021, 03:28 PM   #69
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Bump from the dead, but I just installed a Whiteline ALK on my 05 STi and thought I'd add info that would've been useful to me when preparing for doing this.

Honestly, it wasn't that bad. I removed the subframe entirely... if you're going to loosen it, it's barely any more work to take it off. I also removed the transmission crossmember. It's 6 bolts that are easily accessible. The passenger side isn't too bad to get the new bushing on but the driver's side is pretty tough with the crossmember in place. Just take it off and it's easy enough.

I never found a 1/2" drive crow's foot around here and never was able to figure out what a bear claw is. I decided to just go without those and it wasn't a big deal. I was able to pull down on the control arm and wiggle a full 1/2" drive 6pt socket with a large Husky torque wrench onto the nut on the control arm without too much trouble. I didn't end up needing to pry anything, just bracing myself below the control arm and pulling down hard was enough to give me the space needed.

I did do this install at the same time as putting on coilovers so the strut was disconnected from the knuckle. Not sure if that helped at all with getting the control arm low enough but it really wasn't a big deal at all to get a socket and torque wrench on there. I'd highly recommend trying to use a torque wrench too as 140ft/lbs is a lot and I think I would've assumed it was tight enough a good bit before it actually would have been.

The other two bolts on the bushing (the 184 ft/lbs ones) are easy to access with a torque wrench.

Hope this is helpful to someone.
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Thanks for the update. I’ll be embarking on this journey with the install of my coilovers as well. Watched a YouTube video but could barely see anything. Good tips!
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Old 03-30-2021, 07:16 PM   #71
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Good luck! It really isn't bad at all.

Also worth noting -- my ALK bolts didn't loosen up one bit after driving for 60ish miles. I'm guessing the folks who talk about having them loosen up after driving a bit didn't use a torque wrench and didn't get them quite up to spec.
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