How do I get the bolt out of the lower control arm
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How do I get the bolt out of the lower control arm
I can't get this thing out no matter what I've tried, including my sawzall. Can you guys think of anything to try?
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Do you have an air hammer? That may do it.
Other wise... I have cross member and an extra set of control arms if you need them.
If you haven't already, use allot of PB Blast on them... squirt it a few times today and try tomorrow.
Other wise... I have cross member and an extra set of control arms if you need them.
If you haven't already, use allot of PB Blast on them... squirt it a few times today and try tomorrow.
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I was about to give up on this one after a couple hours of wacking on them. But I came back another day with a little more patience and some better fitting wrenches, rachets, scedule 40 PVC "helpers" and lots of PB blaster and got them off both sides, it's a nice feeling when it happens.
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Sweet merciful God, the bolts on my car did NOT want to come out. I used penetrating lubricant, propane torch, and hammered the ever loving **** out of it. I ended up dropping the entire crossmember and cutting the bolts with a cut off wheel. Hopefully you won't end up in my position.
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^^Just all depends on rust... I've had some I can easily get the nut out and pull to bolt out by hand (wiggling the control arm) and others I've had to beat the ever living mess out of... it's a just a big "it depends" when it comes to these. And like I said before, just because you get the nut off doesn't mean the bolt is going to come out, it still may be rusted to the inside of the control arm.
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Is the control arm out and off the car? Gently heat the hole around the bolt with a torch, then using two hammers, tap the bolt on both sides at the same time to work the rust free. That prevents distortion that would lock the bolt into place, which would be bad.
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I just always use a 1/2 drive and a bar. We had one fight us. used the 3/4 set a pipe and two of us. When It popped we thought it was the socket breaking.
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Well, I got the nut off of it a year or two ago no sweat... I can turn the bolt with my rachet easily, I just can't get it out of the damn hole.
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try a very hot torch, like propane and compressed air mix, or O2 and aceltylene.
Once you get it hot through water all over it or better yet dunk in water. eventually the expansion and contraction cycle should break it free.
a far second choice: cut the threaded part off and precision drill it out
Once you get it hot through water all over it or better yet dunk in water. eventually the expansion and contraction cycle should break it free.
a far second choice: cut the threaded part off and precision drill it out
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