Lower Control Arm issues
so I'm trying to replace a LCA (was told the ball joint went bad). got most of the bolts loose, but I'm having some issues with the er, horizontal bolt that's in front. (You know - the one where you have to move the steering rack to get it out? that one). After attempting to remove the welded on nut (duh) for a while, I attacked the bolt. It moves free enough, but it's.. springy... Like, perhaps the bushing is frozen onto the bolt. I hit it up with some torch goodness, and now it's turning, but.. I broke the most of the weld holding the nut on (it's still welded on at this point, but not by much).
Here's my fear - The weld will break, the nut will spin off, but the bolt will still be stuck by the bushing (or the bushing sleeve). I would normally think of hammering at that point, but the space doesn't lend itself to getting in there to take a whack at the bolt. I've sprayed about a half can of PB Blast on there, and I'm letting it sit overnight. Anyone else have any thoughts on this? Should I just keep going and break the weld and remove the nut? I have no idea if I could even get in there with a hack saw or anything (worst case scenario), so I'm coming to you guys. Thanks in advance. |
Can you post a picture?
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I broke out the Sawzall finally and cut both ends off the bolt. I was hoping to avoid that, but sometimes brute force is required.
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Originally Posted by cyclop5
(Post 8502638)
I broke out the Sawzall finally and cut both ends off the bolt. I was hoping to avoid that, but sometimes brute force is required.
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