kingrukus

I have been working for the past 3 hours trying to remove the lower rear control arm bolts, and its proving impossible. I am able to easily remove the nuts, however the bolts keep spinning and not backing out. I even tried to hit them but they won't push out. I put back on the nuts at a very high torque to see if that would help, and held them with one ratchet whiles loosening at the bolt end, but all that happened is the nuts ended up backing out.

Anyone have any tips here? I am about to give up and bring the car to a mechanic.

uberstang1

4 out of the last 4 cars I did control arms on, including my own when I removed stock, that bottom bolt is rusted to crap along with the metal collar that runs through the bushings, when u get it out the middle of the bolt will looks like chewed up corn on a cob. I just used an air hammer and a hand held sledge and eventually the bust out. You can also use a torch and just burn out the bushing and go from there.

jeh4269

+1 to what uberstang said.He changed mine for me.It's like the bolt and metal collar rust fast to each other.Keith did you have to say corn on the cob,now I'm hungry for some.LOL

kingrukus

Hey Guys:
The bolts are still under load. The spring is still in as are the shocks. I will soak the bolts in penetrant fluid, and remove the shocks and springs, and put a jack under the diff and see if I can push them out.

Worst case I will need to heat and cut them out. Anyone know what size the replacement bolts and nuts are?

Thanks