lower control arm
OK so i am removing my front lower control arm, and i have been turnin that bolt forever now. Does this bolt take a while to take out or is something messed up??
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if you are talking about the balljoint nut it is probally spinning, apply pressure to it. I usually just put a jack under the LCA and then loosen it up and the weight of the car on it, it is usually enough to hold it from spinning. If not you might have to clamp that balljoint witha set of vise grips, but this is a last resort because it isn't hard to **** up a balljoint this way. Goodluck.
Are you talking about the inboard bolt, the one that anchors the arm to the rear-crossmember? Once the bolt clears from the nut welded to the crossmember, you can pull or push it out. You've probably cleared it and just spinning the bolt in place. And the weight of the wheel/suspension and force of the spring/shock are high enough to keep it there. Usually happens with all those LCA (front and rear) bolts.
It is probably easiest to use a screwdriver and hammer to tap it out. And you can try and relieve some of the stress by puttting a jack under the shock fork/bolt, if you still have that attached.
It is probably easiest to use a screwdriver and hammer to tap it out. And you can try and relieve some of the stress by puttting a jack under the shock fork/bolt, if you still have that attached.
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