Suspension?

[meekrog]

Had the anchor bushings for the compression rod disintigrate and front bushing cup beak half off. Having a hell of a time getting the bolts that attach the rod to the lower control arm. Anyone else do this before? Are they Nylock and if so is there a good way to get them off short of cutting? Any input would be appreciated.

Thanks

[frecklecolouredbrain]

if you're taking them off you're going to have to cut them. when I did mine I soaked them in just about everything I could think of for a few days. 3 of them came off, but i had to use an air ratchet tto turn the bolt, with an impact gun turning/hammering the nut. The last one jammed up half way off and I had to cut it. Luckily a friend had a spare one kicking around in his toolbox.

 

Before you start, find out if it's easier to do the job on the ground; I put mine on a hoist, but when i tried to put the rods back in I just couldn't get them to line up. Maybe someone else in here has tried it?

 

good luck. mine took about 45 minutes, with 4 hours of swearing and 15 minutes with the biggest pry-bar I've even seen.