I want to replace the bushings in the LCA, and I managed to get the two inside nuts off (I put a 24mm Craftsman wrench on it and kicked it)...but then I could not get the two bolts to budge. My impact would not budge the bolts and there was no room to hit them from the inside......so how do I get them out?
How do I remove LCA bolts?
- Thread starter spock2001us
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Never had that problem in my case. The bolt was snug, but I was able to get something in there and knock the bolt out.
Just to cover the basics, did you remove the spring first? I always remove the bolt on the axle side first, then remove the one on the body side.
Just to cover the basics, did you remove the spring first? I always remove the bolt on the axle side first, then remove the one on the body side.
Chythar said:
Hmmmm.....I am talking about the front LCA, are you thinking of the rear?.....I had the whole thing apart, spring, balljoint, spindle....nothing left but the arm and the 2 bolts and I could not get them to move at all....totally frozen in place...I gave up and put it all back together with all new hardware except for the new LCA bushings.
nazstang
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penatrating oil helps alot. something that helps me out if that doesn't work, is the ol' torch. if you heat it up really nice, it'll give. good luck!
nazstang said:
I did not try heat....I was in the middle of doing a complete suspension job of struts (and energy suspension bushings so I had to burn off the rubber thing in the shock tower cone thingy, what a mess), shocks, ball joints, springs, rack bushings, tie rod ends, hmmmm...all by myself and had to take three trips back to the store to get a spring compressor and an impact gun with some torque and something else...so when the bolts were frozen, I spent about 2 mins on them and gave up. I sprayed with PB, but did not try any Liquid Wrench or a torch.....I will try again this weekend when I plan to turn the springs so they sit properly in the LCA.
I think I figured it out
I thought of something I can try to get the frozen bolts to bust loose....(I can get the nuts off, but the bolts won't budge)
I could use the ball joint press on the left side(front) bolt and see if that will break it loose....If that works, there should be enough room to do the same on the rear bolt, or I can use a punch through the front hole and knock the back bolt out....sounds worth a try anyway....gonna give a shot this weekend.
I thought of something I can try to get the frozen bolts to bust loose....(I can get the nuts off, but the bolts won't budge)
I could use the ball joint press on the left side(front) bolt and see if that will break it loose....If that works, there should be enough room to do the same on the rear bolt, or I can use a punch through the front hole and knock the back bolt out....sounds worth a try anyway....gonna give a shot this weekend.
94-302-vert
Active Member
Is there room to get an air hammer to it? I had to do that with my LCA bolts to the axle as they were rusted/bonded to the rubber...
94-302-vert said:
I did not get to the LCA bolts this past weekend as I had hoped, so I have not had a chance to try to take them out.
Yes, I have an air hammer, but I have not used it. I am not sure how to use it cause the stupid thing comes with no directions. I bought a 5 piece set that goes with the hammer it has a few chisels and one that looks like a punch.
What did you use to get the bolts out of your rear arms? I have not used the air hammer, how much force do you get out of the hammer? What attachment did you use?...if you could give me a few tips, that would be cool.
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