fwd lower control arm bolt stuck inside bushing
sd153
09-22-2007, 06:40 PM
I am changing both front lower control arms on my sons 2000 gpgt. after a day of soaking with penetrating oil and wd40 and beating the crap out of it I still can’t get the fwd bolt to break free of the bushing. The bushing just spins inside its mount every time I try to turn the torx bolt. Everything else is off but I can’t get this damn bolt to drop free. HELP !!!! :banghead:
sd153
09-23-2007, 08:20 PM
After 15 hours 5 of them dedicated to getting that damn control arm bolt out I am finally done. Tried heat, wd40, penetrating oil, small gear puller, c clamp and a hax saw and it finally broke free. Total replaced was 2 lower control arms, front sway bar with bushings and end links and 2 outer tie rod ends also rusted through. Time for bed!
richtazz
09-23-2007, 08:52 PM
Sorry to hear your struggles. Next time, ditch the useless WD-40 and use a real rust penetrant like PB-Blaster.
sd153
09-24-2007, 03:24 AM
i used a penetrating oil made by trizol i believe and it still didnt move
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