Lower Control Arm Problems
08-25-2007, 04:47 PM
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Lower Control Arm Problems
I'm changing out my front lower control arm and cannot get either the collar for the caster adjust or the bolt for the camber adjust out. Both are completely corroded to the bushing.
I got the one collar to spin around easily now after grabbing the bushing w/ a vice grip and turning the collar w/ a 4ft breaker bar, but it still won't drop down. I've also beat the hell out of the collar and the bolt for camber adjust w/ an air hammer but it still won't budge. any suggestions?
I got the one collar to spin around easily now after grabbing the bushing w/ a vice grip and turning the collar w/ a 4ft breaker bar, but it still won't drop down. I've also beat the hell out of the collar and the bolt for camber adjust w/ an air hammer but it still won't budge. any suggestions?
08-25-2007, 05:51 PM
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08-25-2007, 09:21 PM
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I think what I did by turning the collar so much was that the corrosion formed tracks and grooves so its turning real easy now but won't fall out.
08-25-2007, 09:41 PM
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Originally Posted by SoCalIsMyLife,Aug 25 2007, 07:33 PM
parts from a honda store won't help me get the bolts loose
08-25-2007, 10:13 PM
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a who? I'm just puttin leverage on to it and turning it. i've gotten it 1/8 lower now. and it's all rust so far 
too late right now to try an impact wrench. gonna wake up the whole neighborhood. will try that 2mr if i can't get it out now.
well for the bolt, the problem w/ that one is i don't have a place to grab onto it w/ my vice grips. any suggestions for that one? Just don't want to tear the bolt up if possible since I could always polish the rust off. just trying to save some money if possible since I'm going back to school this week.
too late right now to try an impact wrench. gonna wake up the whole neighborhood. will try that 2mr if i can't get it out now. well for the bolt, the problem w/ that one is i don't have a place to grab onto it w/ my vice grips. any suggestions for that one? Just don't want to tear the bolt up if possible since I could always polish the rust off. just trying to save some money if possible since I'm going back to school this week.
