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%&$#&$ bolt!
i got my blues and i was able to put the front in but when i tried to undo the bolt in the rear it would not budge...
half a can of wd-40 later....still nothing
so i have the blues in the front and stock in the back...
any way i can break the hold of the bolt in the rear?
i really don't wanna take it to a shop cuz the rears are pretty simple to put on.
half a can of wd-40 later....still nothing
so i have the blues in the front and stock in the back...
any way i can break the hold of the bolt in the rear?
i really don't wanna take it to a shop cuz the rears are pretty simple to put on.
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WD 40 around rubber bushings isn't a terribly wise idea. Anyways, I assume you mean the bottom one, you need to compress the rear with a jack to get the bolt to release, if its extended its basically being pinned in place by the shock being expanded.
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Rep Power: 0 if you are taking about the bottom bolt holding the shock to the lower control arm, relieve some of the weight off by jacking the control arm up. Then with a FLAT center punch, push it out. It should come off
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Originally Posted by Boilermaker1
WD 40 around rubber bushings isn't a terribly wise idea. Anyways, I assume you mean the bottom one, you need to compress the rear with a jack to get the bolt to release, if its extended its basically being pinned in place by the shock being expanded.
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Originally Posted by tarheel365
i got my blues and i was able to put the front in but when i tried to undo the bolt in the rear it would not budge...
half a can of wd-40 later....still nothing
so i have the blues in the front and stock in the back...
any way i can break the hold of the bolt in the rear?
i really don't wanna take it to a shop cuz the rears are pretty simple to put on.
half a can of wd-40 later....still nothing
so i have the blues in the front and stock in the back...
any way i can break the hold of the bolt in the rear?
i really don't wanna take it to a shop cuz the rears are pretty simple to put on.
The controll arm bolt, carefull about using a breaker bar. I hear quite a few cases of the seize bolts breaking due to breaker bars. I had to use anti seize spray and a tourqe wrench. (air tools yay! )
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Originally Posted by 03-Acura-1.7-EL
I did mt spring a while back, I possibly may be wrong, but dont you have to untie a nut, rather bolt??
well i budged it....it budged about 2 mm.
haha i'm gonna put some more liquid wrench and let it soak then give it another try. i'm in no hurry u stupid bolt....ur coming off one way or the other
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Originally Posted by tarheel365
its the long bolt going through the bottom of the shock.
well i budged it....it budged about 2 mm.
haha i'm gonna put some more liquid wrench and let it soak then give it another try. i'm in no hurry u stupid bolt....ur coming off one way or the other
well i budged it....it budged about 2 mm.
haha i'm gonna put some more liquid wrench and let it soak then give it another try. i'm in no hurry u stupid bolt....ur coming off one way or the other
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Rep Power: 0 ha after about a week and lots of cursing, lots of liquid wrench and skinning of the knuckles...i have triumphed!
i just turned and turned and turned until i heard a bang....and it finally came off. the damn bolt was stuck to the bushings and it would force the bolt back to the original position. so i just maintained the pressure and it finally gave in.
the other side was very easy to take off and hardly needed the use of a breaker bar.
so far the ride feels more rigid but i don't have the bouncing that occurs after big bumps...especially in the rear.
i just turned and turned and turned until i heard a bang....and it finally came off. the damn bolt was stuck to the bushings and it would force the bolt back to the original position. so i just maintained the pressure and it finally gave in.
the other side was very easy to take off and hardly needed the use of a breaker bar.
so far the ride feels more rigid but i don't have the bouncing that occurs after big bumps...especially in the rear.
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