The front fork bolt that goes through the fork with a bushing on it that needs to be take out in order to drop the shock and spring assembly down. Mine wont budge. If how have you take it out. I know a lot of people just use a breaker bar and hammer it, but in my case it wont turn at all. So any ideas?

 

haha, everyone has a problem with that bolt! I took a breaker bar and a long pipe to it after spraying numerous coats of PB Blaster on it. it worked

 

What usually happens is the bolt seizes in the bushing. Time to get out the torches and cut out the bolt and then replace the bushing. Just be careful not to torch the CV boot.

 

ok now how hard is it to put a new one in...cuz thats what im really worried about. Im about to go to the automotives store and get some PB blaster...hoping it will work.

 

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To be honest, if you are asking me how hard it is to do, you may want to take it to a shop to do. I hate doing them myself. If you can get the lower arm off, you can use a press to change the bushing after you have cut off the bolt. If you can't get the arm off (seized inner bolt, don't feel like replacing end links) then you will probably need a air chisel (I use a modified sheet metal cutter bit to get the shell out without damaging the arm) to get the old bushing out. To get the new bushing in, use lots of silicone grease and a bushing driver and pound away at it. Unless you can get the arm off, in which case you just use a press to get the bushing in.

Sounds like fun don't it?

This is deff one of my least favorite jobs, I had to do a set yesterday and I can still smell the burnt rubber in the shop....

 

I've never had a problem with the front fork bolts, on my car or anybody elses. Usually it's the rear LCA bolts that are a b!#ch (although I've never had a problem with those on my car either *knock on wood* ). one time one of my top fork pinch bolts tried to strip itself before I had the shock fully seated in the fork, but a quick once-over w/ a tap and die cleaned that right up.

 

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I wish. You obviously don't live in an area where they use salt in the winter. I have seen two year old cars with seized bolts.

 

well i just sprayed a coat of rust buster on it and i will see what that does for it. Crossing my fingers.

 

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I wish. You obviously don't live in an area where they use salt in the winter. I have seen two year old cars with seized bolts.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Nope, my car has spent it's life in TN, GA, and MS.

 

bastard ***...haha my car has the worst luck with anything possible. Freakin thing has problems i hate it but love it. DAMN GSR.