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First Front End Snag.... ?
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Jun 2009
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From: Anderson SC
First Front End Snag.... ?
OK.. I got the shocks off, the sway bar out, the tie rods disconnected, and then started on the left side first.
I got the ball joints free and the spindle off. I got the spring out.
But THEN I went to remove the lower A-arm and trouble struck.
I got the 2 bolts in the front off and removed them and thier nutplate. Then I removed the nut at the rear of the A-Arm. And then all STOP.
The A-arm will not drop off. It seems to be "married" to that rear bolt.
I tried putting the breaker bar and the air gun to that bolt (coming in fron the top under the hood with a long extension - and it will not turn.
I even tried a little PB Blaster and a little heat... no budge. I left it covered in PB Blaster and I'm headed to the showers a beaten man.
Isn;t it supposed to turn? Is it supposed to remove?
What am I missing here??
-W
I got the ball joints free and the spindle off. I got the spring out.
But THEN I went to remove the lower A-arm and trouble struck.
I got the 2 bolts in the front off and removed them and thier nutplate. Then I removed the nut at the rear of the A-Arm. And then all STOP.
The A-arm will not drop off. It seems to be "married" to that rear bolt.
I tried putting the breaker bar and the air gun to that bolt (coming in fron the top under the hood with a long extension - and it will not turn.
I even tried a little PB Blaster and a little heat... no budge. I left it covered in PB Blaster and I'm headed to the showers a beaten man.
Isn;t it supposed to turn? Is it supposed to remove?
What am I missing here??
-W
Racer
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 428
Likes: 1
From: San Antonio Texas
OK.. I got the shocks off, the sway bar out, the tie rods disconnected, and then started on the left side first.
I got the ball joints free and the spindle off. I got the spring out.
But THEN I went to remove the lower A-arm and trouble struck.
I got the 2 bolts in the front off and removed them and thier nutplate. Then I removed the nut at the rear of the A-Arm. And then all STOP.
The A-arm will not drop off. It seems to be "married" to that rear bolt.
I tried putting the breaker bar and the air gun to that bolt (coming in fron the top under the hood with a long extension - and it will not turn.
I even tried a little PB Blaster and a little heat... no budge. I left it covered in PB Blaster and I'm headed to the showers a beaten man.
Isn;t it supposed to turn? Is it supposed to remove?
What am I missing here??
-W
I got the ball joints free and the spindle off. I got the spring out.
But THEN I went to remove the lower A-arm and trouble struck.
I got the 2 bolts in the front off and removed them and thier nutplate. Then I removed the nut at the rear of the A-Arm. And then all STOP.
The A-arm will not drop off. It seems to be "married" to that rear bolt.
I tried putting the breaker bar and the air gun to that bolt (coming in fron the top under the hood with a long extension - and it will not turn.
I even tried a little PB Blaster and a little heat... no budge. I left it covered in PB Blaster and I'm headed to the showers a beaten man.
Isn;t it supposed to turn? Is it supposed to remove?
What am I missing here??
-W
Thread Starter
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 2,343
Likes: 4
From: Anderson SC
I got it!
A little more heat and then the breaker bar, 3' extension, and the Armstrong method.
I decided that iether it would turn - or snap off - iether way I win. It turned, so it lives to fight another day.
-W (NOW headed to the showers)
A little more heat and then the breaker bar, 3' extension, and the Armstrong method.
I decided that iether it would turn - or snap off - iether way I win. It turned, so it lives to fight another day.
-W (NOW headed to the showers)
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From: Murfreesboro Tennessee
clams, I just got mine done with new poly bushings,tie rod ends, ball joints, and man it drives like a different car. no more pulling right then left,no more rattle over bumps it is great.
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Jun 2009
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From: Anderson SC
After doing the rear.. this feels like starting all over again. (sigh)
-W