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stuck lower control arm bolts

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Old 06-16-2009, 10:11 AM
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Tony71502
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Ford sells the bolts. Even with a discount(mechanic friend) the lower bolts are like 5-6 dollars a piece and the uca bolts are about 9 dollars. They do come with nuts and loctite.. and I have NO idea why the smaller upper bolts cost more than the longer lowers.
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Old 06-16-2009, 10:15 AM
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I just swapped my diff about a month ago. Trust me I feel your pain. It was all a breeze except for the four lower control arm bolts. I torched the bushing and then used a BFH and beat the bolts out.
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Old 06-16-2009, 11:31 AM
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I was able to to get in with a dremel and a small cut-off wheel.
Did the job, good luck.

I hate rust
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Old 06-16-2009, 02:34 PM
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I did it the easy way. I don't know why I completely forgot to try the bolts that mount the CA to the body. They came right out.
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