Just to check all the boxes and have a 100% clear understanding..... you are not lifting the car by the control arm... right? so the jack is just there so the arm doesn't come flying down... right?
PB blaster all over and the air hammer, if it doesn't work, cut the bad boy out.
good luck
Are you taking the control arm out while the spring is still in, compressed with the jack????The bottom bolt on the rear lower control arm does not want to come out. I hammered it for an hour and it wouldn't budge. I managed to fit a ball joint press on there and got it to move like a millimeter. Any one know a better way to get this bolt out?
Are you taking the control arm out while the spring is still in, compressed with the jack????
If so, stop, unbolt the shock from the rearend, let the pressure off (slowly) the rearend drops and releasing the pressure on the spring.
Take the spring out and now try.
If that doesnt work, air impact and take a wrench and wedge between the head of the bolt and mount. Pry on the head while impacting
I went to their site and looked and it would appear you are right.I got it out finally. I took the control arm out with the spring still in because that's what the MM instructions tell you to do.
I went to their site and looked and it would appear you are right.
Although it seems crazy to me.
Maybe I'm just confused, but I've had 4 sets of control arms and at least as many sets of springs, including stock springs and all I've ever done is jack the car up by the center of the rear, take the wheels off, take the lower shock bolts out, put jack stands under the back end of the subs, let the jack down to a safe point in the rubber center brake hose, put some weight on disc/drum on each side separately, pull out the spring. I assure you, not once did I ever take the control arm bolt out with the spring in.It's not crazy; you aren't getting the spring out until the bolt is out. The control arm does not articulate far enough to get the spring out with the control arm still attached to the axle.
Kurt
Maybe I'm just confused, but I've had 4 sets of control arms and at least as many sets of springs, including stock springs and all I've ever done is jack the car up by the center of the rear, take the wheels off, take the lower shock bolts out, put jack stands under the back end of the subs, let the jack down to a safe point in the rubber center brake hose, put some weight on disc/drum on each side separately, pull out the spring. I assure you, not once did I ever take the control arm bolt out with the spring in.
Maybe I'm just confused, but I've had 4 sets of control arms and at least as many sets of springs, including stock springs and all I've ever done is jack the car up by the center of the rear, take the wheels off, take the lower shock bolts out, put jack stands under the back end of the subs, let the jack down to a safe point in the rubber center brake hose, put some weight on disc/drum on each side separately, pull out the spring. I assure you, not once did I ever take the control arm bolt out with the spring in.
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