I was installing shocks and coilovers. When removing the bottom mounting bolt on the right rear shock the bolt head sheared off and the nut at the other end is permanently fixed on the trailing arm. I cant get anything near it to get it off.


Anyone know any good ways to remove the bolt so I can put in my new suspension? I need help very fast!!

 

use a screw extractor... fisrt drill into the broken bolt then screw it out.

 

This is quite a common problem I hear... Happened to me...

 

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aka, easy-out

 

happen to me 2...****...the thing is that i drove on it for a while..and my shock started to bend a lil...where the fork rests on the control arm. i tryed to drill it and screw it out..but my bolt was frozen...and the more i tried to take it out..the more my shock was bending.

i took it to a local shop and it cost me 40 bucks. when the bolt came off...the bushing was fucked...so i had to get new ones...


they told me that i had to heat it up with a propane torch so it looses up the bolt and then reweld the bolt head to the bolt and unbolt it out...