Strut rod bolt seized?
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Strut rod bolt seized?
I love how EVERYTHING on lexls website is so much harder for me, God must hate me. Ok so im trying to remove the rear strut rod to get to the carrier axle bushing, the bolt and nut that fits through the bushing directly behind the rotor seems to be seized. I lps40 and jiggaloo (wd40 pretty much) and left it there for an hour and still the bolt wont budge. I tried an impact gun at 130 PSI and the bolt still wont budge. Used a breaker bar rested against the ground and a wrench....the bolt wont move
. i tried using a floor jack on the wrench but it slips off because the bushing absorbs the force. It seems to be my only option is too cut it off or cut the bolt in half on each side, which is not a problem...but where can i find another nut and bolt for this??? I tried ebay.
I can use heat, however this will melt the bushing than if i still cant get it off than im stuck because this is my daily driver.
. i tried using a floor jack on the wrench but it slips off because the bushing absorbs the force. It seems to be my only option is too cut it off or cut the bolt in half on each side, which is not a problem...but where can i find another nut and bolt for this??? I tried ebay. I can use heat, however this will melt the bushing than if i still cant get it off than im stuck because this is my daily driver.
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if your not in a super rush to get the part off, you could apply more jigaloo to it every day for a week or so, btw psi doesnt really determine the power of your gun, its all the gun itself and the setting its on, but im assuming you didnt have the gun on the lowest setting so unles it was a 10dollar impact gun it was probably around 400 foot lbs which is amazing it didnt take it off
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if your not in a super rush to get the part off, you could apply more jigaloo to it every day for a week or so, btw psi doesnt really determine the power of your gun, its all the gun itself and the setting its on, but im assuming you didnt have the gun on the lowest setting so unles it was a 10dollar impact gun it was probably around 400 foot lbs which is amazing it didnt take it off
Update::: So i have the diagram for all the bolts, it shows all the bolt used in the rear suspension. I will post it when i have some time for other having similiar issues.
Last edited by kuziwk; Mar 26, 2011 at 11:34 AM.
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Started the rear struts on my 96 LS today. Took the rear bench seat out, removed the upper 3 upper strut nuts, but then hit a snag. That damn lower strut bolt was seized. Used my longest breaker bar to break the 19mm nut loose. Then I tried spinning the bolt out it my impact and it wouldn’t budge.
I actually ended up having to cut the rear strut thru-bolt to get it off. I guess waiting to change the rear struts after 28 Wisconsin Winters would seize the bolt in the bushing. $16 for two oem bolts and nuts. I used my 4-1/2 cutoff wheel to cut the bolt on each side of the inside hub knuckle.
9017914037 2 $ 2.07 NUT FOR REAR AXLE CARRIER; FOR STRUT ROD.
9008011510 2 $ 6.33 BOLT, WITH WASHER
I actually ended up having to cut the rear strut thru-bolt to get it off. I guess waiting to change the rear struts after 28 Wisconsin Winters would seize the bolt in the bushing. $16 for two oem bolts and nuts. I used my 4-1/2 cutoff wheel to cut the bolt on each side of the inside hub knuckle.
9017914037 2 $ 2.07 NUT FOR REAR AXLE CARRIER; FOR STRUT ROD.
9008011510 2 $ 6.33 BOLT, WITH WASHER
Last edited by smintman; Nov 16, 2024 at 05:00 PM.
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