ok, heres the story ive got an 86 camaro and the rear control are bolts are stuck on both left and right. i can turn them but they wont come out. ive tried hammering them out, heating them up with a torch, air chisel between the bolthead and braket, and i just cant get them out, ive been stuck for so long and i cant figure it out. does anybody have any tricks i dotn know

Thanks for the help
Bruce

 

Sounds like the bolts have rusted to the sleeves inside the bushings. First thing I'd try would be a bigger hammer.

Norm



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1979 Malibu w/some cornering tweaks and a few other interesting things

 

yep it's time for a BFH, if that doesn't work try a bigger BFH.

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thanks for the help guys, i jsut gott figure out how im gonna fit a big fat hammer inter a 4 inch space though

Bruce

 

What about a big & strong c-clamp? You could put the thin end of the c-clamp on the threaded end of the bolt. Then, put a large socket between the bolt head and the screw part of the c-clamp, so the bolt head can be pushed into the socket. Then, start tightening the clamp down.

But, be careful... I don't know if a big c-clamp can explode if those bolts are really rusted solid... maybe some persuasion on the c-clamp with a hammer would shake the bolt free from the control arm.

You could also always cut the head off, and hammer the bolt towards the inside of the car- but then there's no turning back... at least now, you can put the nut back on and go for a drive...


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exelent idea man thank you so much

 

I know this sounds stupid and I may be way off but, have you tried just turning it out? Mine wouldn't come out either untill I just unsrcewed them. It seems the threads got caught on the mounting bracket and it would spin but wouldn't pull out.