Hey all, im redoing my suspension and a ton of bushings, and i have 1/2 of a b olt still in the frame of my car with the LCA bolts up to the frame. Ive drilled a LH drill bit and got pretty far, then tried a tap and it cracked in it. So my usual steps are just hacksaw the nut off of the end, then get a new one, but theres this metal bowl thingy covering the bolt. Is it possible to crack the welded nut off of the frame so i can just remove the bolt?

 

Why not replace your LCA's they are so cheap

 

Maybe i didnt explain very well, the bolt that connects the LCA through to the frame was not budging, so i cut the LCAs out. The remains of the bolt through the holes are what im having trouble removing.

 

If you're talking about bolt #35, it should've came out without cutting anything. 99% of the time, the threads on the bolt gets caught after you've already unscrewed it, so you have to take a phillips screwdriver and stick it through the other side to push the bolt out.

 

naw, impact wrench or breaker couldnt crack the bolt, its still threaded into that nut on the end of it.

 

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Did you try spraying a lil wd-40 on there? What I did was use my T-bar and extended it onto my ratchet wrench to create more leverage. I know that bolt is on there pretty good, but it does come off.

 

I applied heat to the big nut holding the rest of the bolt in and just snapped it off with a breaker bar. Thanks guys.


Modified by aimbot at 4:29 PM 8/6/2008

 

buy new LCA's, much easier, lighter, and looks better