cehcivic15

has anyone ever successfully removed these bolts after breaking the head off of them. ive only ever took one out successfully. i was going to pull a rear disc swap off a car at the salvage yard but ofcourse they snapped! i even tried threatening the bolts before i put the wrench on them.

cehcivic15

i know im not the only one to break these bolts. ive already tried drilling and easy out any other suggestions?

94EG8

cut the bolts on the otherside, replace bushings the bolts are seized in. Drill out pieces in welded nuts or cut nuts off and just use a regular nut.

v8killaz

yeah i cut the bolts off. if they dont come off with the impact then up comes my cut off wheel

never takes me more than 5 minutes.

they get crushed inside the bushing, I mean the bolt goes from round to square.

Red_Army

^^that. but i also was replacing the whole LCA so i didn't care about cutting through the bushing as much.

so buy a couple new bushings cut em up with a dremel or sawzall. then bring em to a shop and let them deal with the bushings.

sde780

I didn't break a single one lowering my 1991 EF sedan

but that's because I think ahead and drench them with PB blast everyday for a week and drive it

Deetz

x2 except i just put in new oem lca's since it's so easy

Need_jdm

cut them out with a angle grinder is easy if you got some other lca's

hueman

if you swap your rear lower control arms, do you need to get it aligned right away?

BryanM.

iTrader: (1)

Not necessary to align the rear of these cars (factory set up).



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YoungSol

where can i buy new bolts for the LCA's? cause i called some places and they dont come with the new LCA i just bought

grumblemarc

iTrader: (4)

Honda dealer. Spendy.

98civdx

Hondapartsunlimited.com or majestic honda.

last I saw they were $70 a arm.

dpetro1

the two outer bolts are m10x1.25mm 80mm long and the middle (shock bolt) is m10x1.25mm 84mm long. i suggest going to your local hardware store and getting some high quality replacements. The dealer charges $6-10 per bolt

grumblemarc

iTrader: (4)

Don't get bolts for any suspension from the hardware store unless they are AT LEAST grade 8.