joey b Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 as title says. The bolts that hold the front of the trailing arms to the body will not budge from the bushings. I've tried pounding as much as I can, but it is just bending the bracket on the opposite side. I would heat it but it is the metal within the rubber bushing so I don't see that being of much use. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOT2B GM Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 Use a grinder with a cutting disc and cut the bolt on both sides of the bushing. Then go and buy new stainless bolts. Thats what I did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey b Posted October 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2006 unfortunately the bolt is stuck in the bushing so that the bolt head is flush with the mount and the mount is also flush with the bushing so there is no room to get a cutoff wheel in there. I'm gonna try to heat the bolt head and see where that gets me. I may end up having to grind the bolt. What a PITA this is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOT2B GM Posted October 12, 2006 Report Share Posted October 12, 2006 Try and get the blade in between the mount and the trailing arm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJansen658 Posted October 12, 2006 Report Share Posted October 12, 2006 Its the same as when a control arm bolt is stuck.... heating the head will most likely yield nothing. I assume you are doing it at home and have no access to a cutting torch. I usually use the cutting torch to cut a slot out of the bushing, then melt out all the rubber (graphite impregnated rubber is toxic when burned). the sleeve will be left around the bolt. Heat the sleeve up directly, or use a chisel to open the sleeve up at its seam. A propane torch will work if you can get a slot chopped out of the link.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCGUY112887 Posted October 13, 2006 Report Share Posted October 13, 2006 I had the same problem. Turns out the bolt actually is threaded in there and you must unscrew it, it doesn't just slide out . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey b Posted November 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2006 yep, after tediously removing the outer metal and the rubber bushing with a grinder I was left with the metal bushing. I put 2 pair of visegrips and it still slipped around them. Had to grind down some flat areas of the bushing so that the visegrips would refrain from slipping. Got them on there..... and then the head snapped off of the bolt. Lesson: If I ever have to do it again I will repeatedly loosen and tighten the hell ouf of it until the head snaps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94CutlassSLCoupe Posted November 22, 2006 Report Share Posted November 22, 2006 when i did it on my dad's car, i literally just cut the head off the bolt and also the nut off, then the ears spread enough and it came right out. Replaced it with a new class 10.9 bolt and off we went Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy K Posted November 22, 2006 Report Share Posted November 22, 2006 I have one of these stuck bolts to deal with too the car has sat 2 years so far because of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5speedz34 Posted November 24, 2006 Report Share Posted November 24, 2006 when i did it on my dad's car, i literally just cut the head off the bolt and also the nut off, then the ears spread enough and it came right out. Replaced it with a new class 10.9 bolt and off we went That's probably the best way, just cut fucking everything and be done with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5speedz34 Posted November 29, 2006 Report Share Posted November 29, 2006 ANy news? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey b Posted November 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 once the head snapped the problem was solved since it was no longer held in. I was really too timid to try to get a cutting wheel between the bushing and the thin piece of metal that keeps it intact. BTW, the car drives very nice now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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