Rear camber bolt seized
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Rear camber bolt seized
So I was pulling apart my rear suspension and everything was going smoothly.
I got to one of the camber alignment bolts and the f**ker wont come out. It is seized to the crush tube of the bush.
And to make matters worse the bush is torn and the whole crush tube spins with the bolt.
Tried putting some vice grips around the crush tube to try and crack it but have had no success.
Any tips before I take an angle grinder to the bolt and drill it out?
I got to one of the camber alignment bolts and the f**ker wont come out. It is seized to the crush tube of the bush.
And to make matters worse the bush is torn and the whole crush tube spins with the bolt.
Tried putting some vice grips around the crush tube to try and crack it but have had no success.
Any tips before I take an angle grinder to the bolt and drill it out?
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Re: Rear camber bolt seized
This is what id be doingAny tips before I take an angle grinder to the bolt and drill it out?
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Yeah I think I've got a few spares if needed
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Re: Rear camber bolt seized
Same problem as Matt, get a reciprocating saw and cut it out and get a new bolt, it's the only way...
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Clearly you guys don't have big enough hammers. A good whack with a sledge hammer would get that!
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Re: Rear camber bolt seized
Pounded it with a large lump hammer. Not budging.
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Re: Rear camber bolt seized
Like stated, cut it out, we were absolutely smashing the c**t, even drilled a hole through the sleeve to spray wd40
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Re: Rear camber bolt seized
Got a reciprocating saw from bunnings for $45
Cut the bolt out. Had a bit of trouble with one of the toe adjustment bolts, But managed to hammer it out.
Will need some new bolts as pretty much all of them are rusted up pretty badly.
Cut the bolt out. Had a bit of trouble with one of the toe adjustment bolts, But managed to hammer it out.
Will need some new bolts as pretty much all of them are rusted up pretty badly.
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Ouch.... that sucks, but you've got to do what you've got to do...
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Also gouged out a piece of skin yesterday.
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blood makes for a good lubricant when using the saw
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can have em for $14 delivered
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Need 4 of them mate. Getting some off of dstocks.
Cheers anyway though.
Cheers anyway though.
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Oh, No worries
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Should have got Sahin to use his teeth on them......
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His teeth biceps.dstocks wrote:Should have got Sahin to use his teeth on them......
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Re: Rear camber bolt seized
So how couldn't get the bolt out with a hammer, but once you cut the bolt you could?
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Re: Rear camber bolt seized
I didn't get the bolt out. It is still stuck in the control arm bush sleeve.
I cut it on both sides between the chassis and control arm so that the control arm just drops out.
I cut it on both sides between the chassis and control arm so that the control arm just drops out.
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