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lower strut mount bolt, need some ideas
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Thu Sep 22, 2011 1:04 pmby RL-521
has anyone else ever broken this bolt? its never happened to me on any car i lowered. it broke on both sides, and ive only tried beating it out with a punch but not to much luck.
i dont wanna put heat on it cause of that bushing in the control arm soo is there anything else i could try?
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Thu Sep 22, 2011 2:02 pmby eg-guy
yeah, this happens to everybody. Just spray some wd or pb blaster and let it sit for a little bit, then beat the bolt out.
a small sludge hammer works great
if that doesn't work, take it to a machine shop.
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Thu Sep 22, 2011 5:36 pmby RWMIII
Air chisel with rounded head
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Thu Sep 22, 2011 8:20 pmby UpgrayeddEJ2
put a large socket underneath the bushing and use a sledge. happened to me last weekend.
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Fri Sep 23, 2011 12:36 amby blk92hb
yea that happen to me the other day. im going to fix mine tomorrow, i might do a diy.
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Fri Sep 23, 2011 1:47 amby teal_dx
STandard procedure on our cars
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Fri Sep 23, 2011 7:22 pmby blk92hb
RL do you have stock or aftermarket shocks?
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Sun Sep 25, 2011 6:17 pmby gettinjiggywidit
have you tryed drilling and using a large screw extractor?
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Sun Sep 25, 2011 8:26 pmby eg-guy
I went to slam my car yesterday by pulling the rear sleeve overs out and flipping the fronts. lower control arm bolt is stuck, and the top strut bolt wont budge
i said eff it, coilovers n 2 weeks