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Old Feb 7, 2010 | 12:56 AM
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Thumbs up Cracking those rear link nuts/bolts.

Changing the links I found that there's not a lot of room down there, I can fit the wrenches, but need more than two hands to hold everything in place while swinging a mallet, else everything just kind of spins.

So I used this method, which requires very little room, only one hand for twisting the center, and provides enough torque for the wrenches to crack just about any bolt/nut combo. It worked 8/10 times, and the other times I simply used a jack against the wrench.

Just figured I'd share, in case someone isn't familiar with this. Might be helpful.
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Old Feb 7, 2010 | 01:14 AM
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A+ for creativity
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Old Feb 7, 2010 | 01:16 AM
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Huh.. I'll have to try that next time I can... seems like a neat idea..
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Old Feb 7, 2010 | 11:47 AM
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LMAO! That looks like something I'd do. Thanks for sharing. I'll have to do this before long and with a bad back this may come in handy.
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Old Feb 7, 2010 | 03:43 PM
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Nice! I usually use some kind of hand/foot combination which is what I did a week ago when I changed my rear control arms out. This looks less painful.
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Old Feb 8, 2010 | 08:25 AM
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I put a jack under the wrench, then jack it up to break the nut loose.
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Old Feb 8, 2010 | 09:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Kentetsu
I put a jack under the wrench, then jack it up to break the nut loose.
Ditto, but I do like Whisper's approach. Will have to try it.
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Old Feb 8, 2010 | 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Kentetsu
I put a jack under the wrench, then jack it up to break the nut loose.
Yeah, that works too and I used that for a couple of them, but in some situations I had trouble keeping the bolt from spinning with the nut, so I figured why not just connect the wrenches and pull them towards each other. It worked and seemed like a clean solution, so I went with that.
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Old Feb 8, 2010 | 05:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Whisper
Yeah, that works too and I used that for a couple of them, but in some situations I had trouble keeping the bolt from spinning with the nut, so I figured why not just connect the wrenches and pull them towards each other. It worked and seemed like a clean solution, so I went with that.
I see what you did there...

I have never had issues removing the nuts from the bolts. Breaking the galvanic corrosion between the brass bushing inserts and the factory bolts, that's a whole 'nother story. I normally just drill out/cut off the bolts.
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