jimmy o.

i broke a damn bolt today the one that holds the strut on at the bottom on the rear suspension how do i go about removing it i was trying to install my coilovers but now this how happened any ideas experience.

i also broke another bolt on the ABS sensor on the rear and this is gettin real old

Bakeoff

I would probably search... It's about as common a problem as you can find and it's not a short explanation on fixing it.

alldemtingz

broken bolts are the worst thing for a DIYer
is that the lower control arm bolt? same thing happen to me, i took it to a guy and he torched it, hammered it, used vice grips, nothing worked, so he had to cut off the welded nut from the shock and weld a new one on and replace the bushing on the LCA

jimmy o.

damn that sucks i cant use the search function idk why i guess it dont work

evil_ryu

pull the other one off the other side and take it to a dealer ship or a hardware store....

jimmy o.

what good is that gonna do to get the bolt out i already have another bolt

evil_ryu

depends how deep it is easy out is ur friend,if its like halfway i dont knows anyone else care to chime in.... or just drill it out with a good bit???

greenej8

This is a very common problem! Always pre-prep your bolts by SOAKING them down with a penentrating lube like PB Blaster or WD40. This will sometimes help to remove bolts without breaking them. In your case, Your best bet is to get a hardened drill bit and tap it out. I used a torch and cut the whole damn thing off but i put SPC lower control arms and all new parts back on. If your needing to re-use your oe LCA's, drill and re tap the hole. Good Luck!

uniseriate

What happens with these bolts is that they rust onto the metal inner bushing sleeve and eventually fuse as one. The only thing that works is to cut off the bolt before the bushing and after the bushing and then press a new bushing into the control arm. Use vice grips to remove the remaining bolt.

Be sure to use anti-seize on the new bolts that will be replacing the broken ones. It will stop the bolt from fusing to the bushing.

slimjimming6688

cut it, use a angled die grinder to cut the head of the bolt off, the bushing is probly gone so get a new one, and also you might want to get a new bushings because the dog bone might be frozen to the bolt.

jimmy o.

it broke off pretty short i guess thats what i get when i use a cheater pipe lol
and i did use wd-40 (prolly not the best thing but it was all i had)

Im gonna replace all that crap later when im not broke

Boostn B20

hat happened to me. i went to my boys shop, had him cut off the remainder of the bolt on the nut side, and then took the lca, lubed it with wd40, and took the other bolt and used it as an extension to hammer it out. worked like a charm. didn't mess up my bushing either. or u can jus have the bushing removed and replaced. it's like 20 bucks at honda plus labor of pressing.

EK_kidd

go to the junk yard and try to take a bolt off w/o breaking it..
once u got that do the same process u did not breaking the bolt to your car.