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cant get front control arm bolts off!!!!

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Old 05-29-2007, 07:36 PM
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ok im about to shoot my self i cant get my damm front control arms off. they wont budge a bit. any ideas guys????
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Old 05-29-2007, 07:39 PM
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Default RE: cant get front control arm bolts off!!!!

maybe something more descriptive....
have you removed the ball joint from the spindle?

did you undo the nut on the bolts holding it to the k-member?
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Old 05-29-2007, 07:43 PM
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Default RE: cant get front control arm bolts off!!!!

i know on my rear control arms the bolt rusted to the inner bushing sleeve, so maybe the same happend on your a arms, just spin them like crazy with an impact until they spin freely then go buy new bolts
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Old 05-29-2007, 07:43 PM
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I had a similar problem, unfortunately you need to destroy em to get em out[:@]. Theyre seized to the bushings. Youre gonna have to cut em, or beat on em for a while with a hammer, 3lb mini sledge from Sears works well. Thats what I did, after they moved a bit, I used a tierod pickle fork to get em out the rest of the way.
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Old 05-29-2007, 07:49 PM
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mine were all pitted and chewed up, but i put em back in anyway until my new ones come
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