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Old 03-Oct-2003 | 04:28 PM
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I dont know, I tried WD40 and Release All (supposed to be wicked stuff) but nothing worked on one of my bushings.

When a bolt is seized its in for good and only a miracle will get it out, and even those are few and far between.

My dad took in 2 sets of shocks stuck to the LCA, and the shops used their powerful penetrating oil and their impact gun and ended up snapping the head clean off and bolts still seized.

So I gave up on trying to take them out, if there seized give up and buy a new bushing and bolt, its what I did for the rest of my LCA, didn't take too long to get the old bushing out.
Old 03-Oct-2003 | 05:02 PM
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yah the seized bolts on the rear controll arm are usually done for no matter what you use, cuz the bolt grooves imbed into the bushing, and since the nut is welded on that bolt isnt comeing out, cuz it wont spin... its not that the bolt is siezed in the nut, but rather the bolt is sized in the bushing, which no penetrateing oil will touch...

but the penetrateing oil makes the ones that will come out, come out with a hell-of-allot less effort
Old 03-Oct-2003 | 08:11 PM
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Originally posted by BoOsTZeX
yah the seized bolts on the rear controll arm are usually done for no matter what you use, cuz the bolt grooves imbed into the bushing, and since the nut is welded on that bolt isnt comeing out, cuz it wont spin... its not that the bolt is siezed in the nut, but rather the bolt is sized in the bushing, which no penetrateing oil will touch...

but the penetrateing oil makes the ones that will come out, come out with a hell-of-allot less effort

for sure man for sure.

Just leanred that again tonight, mine was stock, the one that goes through the drum assembly, i got it out ok but need a new bolt now,,, arrrggg
Old 27-Oct-2003 | 12:40 AM
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Ok, if the bolts are seized and dont come out, how do you get the dam thing out then?
Old 27-Oct-2003 | 08:22 AM
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Ok, if the bolts are seized and dont come out, how do you get the dam thing out then?
a.) Take the LCA off by the 2 outer bolts like I suggested in the other post

b.) Take a grinder or cut off tool and cut off the bolt on either side of the bushing and drop the LCA out from the ends as well. Take a hammer and torch and pound the old bushing out, then while still warm put the new bushing in, presto like new
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