SlippylesKB

Well, I started tonight on the lowering of my car (93 Civic Hatchback) Was going to install KYB AGX's and H&R Race Springs, however upon trying to take off the shock from the LCA, I broke the bolt, my heart sinks. The bushing is spent, and I think I need a whole new LCA. So now I need a new one, was wondering if anyone has one for sale. and also, I was wondering if this happened to anyone else. I tried Liquid Wrench and everything, nothing would make it budge... until it broke. Can anyone else give me tips for next weekend so I don't have to break the other one... Thanks a bunch.

A disappointed Scott

AzntaggeR

did u use a wrench or an air ratchet? because i've heard their are certain bolts on your suspension that would be recommended that you use an air ratchet

SlippylesKB

yea man, I used an air ratchet... that was the deciding factor.

Scott

Frosty_spl

canT you drill it out?

SlippylesKB

I can, but we already messed up the bushing, it's shot. and I don't have a press at my house... so I need the whole new get-up and go.

Scott

Ragezero76

i just installed the same thing, my bolts were rusted to hell. i had to have someone cut them off and install new bushings. good luck.

Slurp56

for the suspension bolts, you dont want to use air tools. because the constant breaking force is what will cause it to snap. I had a similar problem. I used a breaker bar and slid a bar over the handle. I gently applied steady even force and was able to remove all of the rusted bolts without breaking them. Its the initial "jerk" force that will snap it

R_yd

i have a set...pm

sleeperb

ya, you dont want to use air tools on suspension components. when you get a replacement, i'll give you a hand.

Bumnah

I don't understand why people give up so quickly on removing bushings.


If you take a drill and drill the screw out, you'll be able take stuff apart.

If you destroy the bushing in the process, fine. put some polyurethane bushings in, and you're money.

Those bushings do not need a press to remove. I removed them at home using a drill, a jigsaw, and 4 lbs hammer. Took me like 30 mins.

People give up too easily.

Drill the screw out, and keep going. It's what you have to go through working on a 12 year old car.

We had stripped screw when we tried to remove the pressure plate from the flywheel. Started drilling, broke the drill bit inside the screw. That's called drama.

EK MONEY

iTrader: (5)

this happened to me on a budys car about 2 weeks ago. Just put a new control arm on.. Sorry to hear that happenend...

KOALA YUMMIES

Happened to me... twice! Dammit!
Yeah, just drill the bolt out, or saw off the threaded side of the shock (since you're replacing it anyway). You just saw the side that has the welded nut to the fork of the shock. Burn the bushings off and get some polyurethane. The bolt is like $8.

Eee Pee

I've never heard of one not breaking.
Good excuse to put in poly bushings, IMO.

hawk

happened to me on my car and my friends integra, i was just told the bolts get frozen in there and your more or less **** out of luck, even an impact wrench wont do anything, just try taking it out and pray

PatrickGSR94

iTrader: (1)

I guess I got lucky, when I removed the LCA bolts from my 94 GS-R last February, I used lots of PB Blaster and an electric impact wrench and the bolts came right out. The electric impact is slow, maybe 1 impact per second, but it helped get the bolts out w/o a hitch.

Hammett

I just broke mine about a week ago. Go to the junk yard. They're about $25-35.

SlippylesKB

Thanks all who gave ideas, I would do ES Bushings however, the purchase of the shocks and springs took me down too close to my limit. I don't have a job because I'm a freshman in college and I don't want to go broke! So Breaker bar for the other LCA? also I planned on giving it a nice Liquid Wrench bath. Thanks for all the idea's fellas!

Scott

Sleeperb: I plan on takin another trip home next weekend if you want to watch me break some more parts

Rspool: You've got a PM

BackSideSA

same thing happened to me bud.... i think you are talking about the bolt that hold the shock assembly to the control arm. well i didnt break mine BUT i would love too! the son of snitch wont budge and i used some heavy duty tools to get it loose and no dice.

so i decided that i will be better off buying new control arms and new bolts and just throwing away the whole ordeal. my car is a 93 hatchback too. coincidence

BackSideSA

breaker bar stripped one of my bolts

R_yd

next time, use some anti seize before putting everything back together

Bumnah

anti seize let it sit for like 5 mins.
hit the lca's hard a few times.

take the breaker bar, and bust it loose.
done it like 20 times. works everytime.

ill phil

I may still have my stock CX LCA's laying around somewhere, I'll have to look though.

BackSideSA

brent...hook me up.... i am in neeed

JDMH22HATCH

iTrader: (6)

I've got my stock CX rear lca's laying in my garage. Just IM me if you need them. Sorry about what happened.

.Beaver

am I the only one who didn't break anything when I installed my springs?