having no luck removing the damper fork bolt. got the nut free but the bolt wont slide out, any trick i'm missing here. thanks in advance

 

Tap it with a hammer

 

thanks, tried a 10# hammer, didnt budge, put an impact wrench on it and nothing, going to try some heat tomorrow, its not threaded on the front side is it?

 

Mallet time

 

try some liquid wrench on it first. Try rotating the bolt while pulling it out.

 

The bolt is rusted in to the bushing, because some MONKEY didn't put a little grease on it the last time it was removed. If you are going for an axle replacement, you can remove the inner joint..on newer acocrds the inner joint will pass thru the 'wishbone'. The problem with soaking this bolt in penatrating fluid is the rubber bushing may be damaged by the fluid.
I'd love to see just 1 person tell the whole story, and give a year of the car.
I gotta get the crystal ball fixed.......

 

thanks for the thoughts, i have it saturated with pb blaster and and turning it with an impact wrench while hitting it hard with a 10 lb sledge, and nothing happens. is it threaded into the fork to make it "self locking"?

 

it's called a bitch bolt

time to think about cutting it with dremel

 

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time to think about cutting it with dremel</TD></TR></TABLE>


I was thinking the same thing

 

if you could turn it, then the bolt is not rusted on to the damper fork. Try jacking up the LCA and then pulling it out. It is just caught on something...

 

Uh, swing the hammer harder?

 

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Eat some spinach first