Well after going to honda and getting my car broke into while there, having them weld a nut practically into a complete circle from a 14mm I am just doing it myself. There are two bolts on the LCA towards the wheels. 1 with the strut attached to which I got out no problem. Honda said it was ceased and needed to be torched out. I guess my borrowing impact/air tools were more .. powerful?! something like that. The bolt to the left of it I can not get out. I have lubed, breaker bar, impact fw/reverse, etc... Any idea how I can get this out? I am contemplating drilling, but only if the head brakes off. I need this out so I can replace the rear trailing arm. Its the last bolt, everything else is out.

Thanks in advance.

 

a 3-5 foot breaker bar is all it takes. if that doesn't take it out, nothing will..

 

Thoose bolts are known for ceezing to those bushings. You can tortch it out and buy a new bolt and bushing or take a cut off wheel. Either way a 3 foot breaker isnt gonna do ****. That thing is seezed to the bushing.

 

I dont have a torch or anything like that. Considering grinding it off... as a last resort. Hmm. I have a 3 foot breaker bar and its not working.

 

told ya, i work at honda and this **** happens on 89% of them

 

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Yeah well I hope your service is better than the one I got. They like torched a bolt so its a circle instead of metric and even melted it against another piece of metal.

I got it broke with the breaker bar, snapped with about 1/2 inch of the bolt so I figure thats less to drill. I can almost see then end so I think about a 1/4 inch of drilling, etc.. I should be able to slide it out the other end... (praying)

Is that even possible? Looks like it.

 

i did everything i had the same problem when i changed to the 5 lug i got and i just drilled that ****** out and used 2 nuts instead!