600 pounds of torque, wd40, broke a wrench, broke a craftsman socket: nothing.

i dont want to resort to this:
http://www.team-integra.net/se...=1025

so i'm asking you guys to see if any of you have some super creative way (or chemicals to spray) to get this little bastard off. i'm borrowing an even more powerful impact gun later this week to see if that'll do.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by magicaltrout &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">600 pounds of torque, wd40, broke a wrench, broke a craftsman socket: nothing.

i dont want to resort to this:
http://www.team-integra.net/se...=1025

so i'm asking you guys to see if any of you have some super creative way (or chemicals to spray) to get this little bastard off. i'm borrowing an even more powerful impact gun later this week to see if that'll do.</TD></TR></TABLE>

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1558450


see that link. two in one night. ha ha ha. i feel your pain.

 

welcome to the club

basically
just cut the bolt
go to napa and get a bearing press tool (free to rent)
and put a new bushing in and use anti sieze

 

Also a Grade 5 or 8 3/8x16 x 1.5 with lock nuts and washer on the backside will work as well. That is what I had to do.

 

use a heat wrench.... torch it and like break it loose. just dont burn yourself

 

cut the bolt off and buy new lcas so you won't have the pain of having to get the shot bushing out and pressing a new one in. just my.02 so gl because i had the same problem.

 

if i were to get new LCAs... what do you think about these?
http://www.hybrid.honda-perf.org/a0-sus.html

anyways, thanks for the suggestions... i'll try to heat it up a bit before going at it again the end of this week although i still wish there was something i could just soak the thing in for a day or two to loosen things up.

 

Use the sawzall method I always plan ahead on all strut installs. The bushing is easy to replace. Don't was money on new lca's unless you want some fancy bling bling.

 

new LCA's FTW!!!!!

 

yah that bolt pretty much always breaks just cut that **** off and get new lca's