| Seized Bolts - Click HERE for Original Thread |
| Schramm |
| The rear lca's bolts are siezed on my 95 civic. I know how you guys at the shop do it, but im in my garage and dont have the specialized tools, any special tricks? help appreciated, otherwise i have to hack my strut apart :S |
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| doanster |
| Maybe try using Nuts Off spray? |
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| Schramm |
| like those penetrating oil sprays? ya i was using 3in1 penetrating oil, even let it soak over night... nothing |
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| kouki240 |
| Rost off plus some major leverage should do the trick. |
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| ehos |
Use a real penetrating oil like Kroil.
Careful with the leverage, you'll probably break off the nuts on the Civic (cheap bolts everywhere). Did you tap the bolts lightly with a hammer?
Heat?
You probably don't have a compressor or I would suggest an good impact gun. |
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| JeepGirl |
Rost off + heat+snipe+Rost off+heat+snipe. Wash, rinse repeat..
Thats how I got the seized lower rear shock bolts out of my 3G civic and they had been on there since the car was built... IN 1984!! |
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| Ayeso |
| Yeah very common problem in hondas stupid metal on metal :( sometimes its actually reust welded on. Most the time I just cut it off and replace the lca instead of fighting with it but alot of the time u can use impact+heat+rust buster crap |
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| Schramm |
is a snipe a type of impact gun?
haha and the leverage did break the nuts off.....
now i have to go cut my stock suspension outta there
and spent an extra $40 on bushings and bolts...
dealerships are so expensive |
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| ehos |
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Originally posted by Schramm
is a snipe a type of impact gun?
haha and the leverage did break the nuts off.....
now i have to go cut my stock suspension outta there
and spent an extra $40 on bushings and bolts...
dealerships are so expensive
Yup, the more leverage you use, the more careful you have to be. If I HAVE to use a snipe (big long breaker bar, basically you put something over your wrench/ratchet to increase it's length), use it veeeery carefully and slowly.
Oh yeah, this time use anti-sieze on your nice new bolts!! |
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| Schramm |
and wouldn't a heating gun destroy a bushing? since they're rubber?
mines 60C/140F..
haha too late most of my bolts are back in :S shit
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| EK9Hatch |
When I replaced the LCA's on my Civic, I had to burn out the bushing and cut the bolts in half. They were COMPLETELY seized and not moving at all. I was replacing the stock ones with aftermarket units, so I didn't care about the stock LCA's.
Jamie |
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| Schramm |
| oh and where can i find kroil? or PB Blaster, or PEN Fluid 2000? |
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| ChromeDragon |
| Get a lot of heat into the nut/bolt first and then hit it with the penetrating lube. It should get pulled into the threads that way. I've managed to break 50-year-old bolts loose quite easily with this method. |
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| Schramm |
okay now what about the bushings?
i tried the same things, i even used a heating torch, that burnt it tho (im not using that one anymore) so when i hammered again it knocked the middle out.
so heres my dilemma:
17 year old car, one full bushing stuck, and a outer bushing ring stuck.
please help i need this car done |
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| EK9Hatch |
Do you have a tiger saw? (its just a electric saw that cuts back and forth) If so, just cut the bolt out, then hammer. The LCA should drop right out.
Jamie |
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| Schramm |
| im not looking to remove the LCA just the bushing for the strut eyelet. and one of the burned out when i tried torching it lol i know it was dumb but you learn from your mistakes right? |
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| ChromeDragon |
| Just a good excuse to stick in new polyurethane bushings!:thumbup: |
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| Schramm |
| but how do i get the old ones out? |
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| Schramm |
bump. seriously i need these things out im running out of time :S.
what i have now is the middle of the bushing is out, but the outer ring is stuck in there.
i've tried heating it, pb blasting it, i cut it in a few places with a hacksaw to see if pieces would come loose, i've hammered and chiseled, and now im using a die grinder to grind it down to size, but its taking forever, not really a good method.
plz help |
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