Another stuck bolt question
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Another stuck bolt question
I'm swapping in tubular a arms and the friggin A arm bolt closest to the firewall is stuck..BAD. I can't get my air hammer on the threaded end to push it out. I even tried cutting it with the sawzall but my metal blades were no match for the bolt. ANY SUGGESTIONS??? Thanks
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Re: Another stuck bolt question
Rotten news, expect at least one more to be seized.
I slathered the new bolts with anti-seize.
Good luck.
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Re: Another stuck bolt question
When I went through that painful experience last winter I used my Dremel to cut the ends of the bolts off. Then I used a carbide burr I had for porting my cylinder heads to grind down the bolt itself till it was far enough in the hole to let me pry the sides of the mount apart enough that I could pound the control arm out. Just be very careful cutting or grinding around here, you don't want to damage the surrounding metal.
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Re: Another stuck bolt question
thanks guys....I just got done grinding the head of the bolt off.... That took an hour and the darn thing still won't budge. I'm gonna try grinding/drilling into the bolt next. This is sooooo much fun.....I've never had a bolt this stubborn! last resort is TNT!
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Re: Another stuck bolt question
SUCCESS!........I heated the area I grinded down with my map gas torch then just hit the threaded end with my air hammer til it popped. I got so mad I just kept that hammer on it for about two minutes. Probably would have worked without grinding the head off the bolt. Oh well next side should be a piece of cake.....right?
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Re: Another stuck bolt question
Die grinder & cutoff wheel on both the head and the thread end of the bolt, then spread the bracket. Control arm falls RIGHT out.
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