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PLEASE HELP!!Changing front strut,cant remove lower strut bolt!!

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Old 11-16-2010, 06:59 PM
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something that works for me is to take a wire wheel on a drill, and take that to the threads under the nut, spray with a little penetrating lube & there you go, but i guess you got your nut off allready
 
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thred the nut on a few turn get a BFH and swing away
 
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Default Lower a arm nut bolt

Can't believe I'm reading this. Just got back form "discount tire place" was going to have them install Bilstien 5100 load level struts on my 2006 1500 Ram, After keeping it for a day and a half they called and said they couldn't get the lower a arm bolt out. Thought I'd check out here see if anyone else had this problem. Was going to give up and take it to stealership have them do it.
 
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it'll eventually come out, but you may fock up the bolt in the process lol. my passenger side came out easy. but the driver side was a bish! BFH to the rescue. ended up focking the bolt up anyway, BUT thats an easy fix. just buy a new bolt from the hardware store lol.
 
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alot of times you can take a hammer and punch and hit it around the bolt a few times and that works had that problem on my vic and thats what i did and it worked
 
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I just found this thread, after posting a new thread here.

I've tried impacting it with a 1/2", and a 3/4" impact, a breaker bar. Tried hitting it with a hammer, with an air hammer. Even tried heating it up a bit. It doesn't want to move. Any other ideas?
 
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The part number is : 06508351AA Bolt hex flange head, shock to LCA Mounting

I'm thinking that a sawzall is the only way this sucker is coming out.

Does anyone know where this can be ordered online?
 
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I had to sawzall mine. I would go to a wrecking yard or pick n pull
 
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No easy way to remove these lower control arm bolts. If you can get a hold of a magnetic induction heater coil tool that might work, but they are expensive. BFH ! will get it done, be patient tho.
 
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Default Stuck lower control arm bolt



Having same problem 2007 ram 1500. 66000 miles under neath is clean. So no rust. I spent entire day trying to get 1 bolt out thought it was me. It would budge finally got it backed out. But its not coming all the way out all the youtube vids are yeah 2 hrs a side. Lol i have 1 day on 1 bolt
 


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