MugenManR

im doing a rear disk conversion on my ek. but i cant get any of the flinging blots off. any ideas. i tried pb blaster and the impact gun but they still wont budge

bart2546

Maybe a nice breaker bar, such as a 2 ft breaker bar? Use all your weight and put it on the bar, if it's stripped you could try the craftsman bolt outs. But a couple of times I had problems with big bolts they had to be heated to a very high temperature and one I had to have cut out with a torch.

allricedout

did u try a breaker bar? none of those others will work

MugenManR

i dont own a breaker bar. and i needa get this ish off. so maybe if i heat it. then try lossen them up it will work

bart2546

You could try it just be careful with what you're working around (such as fuel, brake lines, rubber or plastic anything) I've gotton that kinda stuff loose with a benzomatic torches...however you don't really need to go BUY a breaker bar, if you jsut have a decent size ratchet wrench, and a decent length of pipe, you can slide it over it and use it, plus if your ratchet is craftsman and it breaks just return it.

MugenManR

i try that if that dont work ill just torch it.

MugenManR

do you realy think a breaker bar is going to be better than an impact gun.

bart2546

Surpisingly yes, sometimes the "impacting" action of the gun counteracts the loosening if you will. Example: On my wheels (aftermarket) I can't get my impact to get them completely off, that's running the impact on setting 5 and at 100 PSI. But if I just lower the car to the ground and use the lug-nut wrench (4-way) to loosen them up then jack the car and finish the job with the impact, it works perfectly fine, so give it a shot. Good luck!

MugenManR

thanks

bart2546

No problem...good luck with it! Keep us updated.

slkleltlclh

what kind of impact are u using? ingersol ftw

92hatch_cx-t

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yeah most of the time it is better because of the leverage that you can get...

good luck

MugenManR

breaker bar was a failure cuz it snaped one. so now im screwd cuz i can get any of them off. can i broke one that connects my camber adjustmnet..

Eran

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Welcome to Massachusetts ... the land of salt-seized suspension bolts.

MugenManR

its sucks. waht do you sugest i do know.

MugenManR

HELP!

Syndacate

Well I don't know what you have apart 'n such but at a shop they usually have higher powered impact wrenches for crank pulley bolts and such.

SkoundrelUSA

LCA bolts? I remember when my friend put rear discs on my car, we had to cut the LCA bolts and buy new ones

Archidictus

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Get your **** towed to a shop that can handle this kind of work. I'm tickled that you're going to end up spending a shitload of money on a conversion that's not going to net you any better braking power whatsoever Unless you road race - which you don't - rear discs are completely unecessary because normal driving won't induce fade to a point that you can feel.

Way to research before you broke things

platinumx6

I got a 4' breaker bar, if you cant get **** off with that its better left alone.

Archidictus

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Read the thread: he snapped a bolt in half using a breaker bar already.

platinumx6

thats why i said its better left alone

MasterKwan

LCA's are $100, buy a set. Buy new bolts from Honda, cut them apart as needed and replace the LCA's. I've never actually seen the trailing arm to LCA bolt freeze up but, I suppose it happens.

Another option's to disconnect the trailing arm, LCA and coilover as a unit to get it off the car and then you can work on it on a bench.

The bolts are only torqued to 36 ft/lbs. If they won't budge, there's no point going farther till you get replacement parts. Once the bolts sieze in the LCA's, it's replacement or drill out time and drilling out those hardened bolts is the worst.

vtec4lyfe

yeah i snapped a bolt in my rear LCA's and it was the ******* outer one. Honda sells all the bushing for them but the outer ones becasue they come prepressed. Pick up some breaker bars. I payed under 20 dollars for both of these.

bart2546

Yea if you broke one with a breaker bar, I would highly suggest getting it to a shop with a torch and letting them do it.