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Tom Greenleaf
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Aug 21, 2022, 7:24 PM
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This is being more of a pest than it should be. No access to Oxy/Acet? That's the answer IMO as it's so fast to get metal glowing it's soft when that hot, just for seconds.
This bolt must have gone all fubar inside somehow whole units may be needed?
Heat: HT said you would (if you had it) Oxy/Acet you glow a nut not the bolt or threaded parts but are near a rubber bushing so if not just right would ruin that.
All this to save a buck anyone would like to IMO is lack of right tools this shouldn't be that hard now with hours into it normally apart in few minutes IMO,
Tom
BTW: If and or when use of glowing heat is the answer the hardness of hardware like that is lost no longer fit for reuse for front end or suspension parts.....
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Hammer Time
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Aug 21, 2022, 7:28 PM
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Tom, did you read the responses. The nut is long gone. It appears to be stuck in the bushing.
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Tom Greenleaf
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Aug 21, 2022, 7:44 PM
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Saw that. IDK, it must have stripped itself inside bore of the hole, welded inside or now spinning in rubber bushing?
At some point this whole unit may need to come out be tossed for used or new as if it was some collision repair?
We know what glowing heat can do is also super dangerous IDK how far from fuel line vapor or liquid lines CAN'T be nearby.
In short I think the bolt morphed shape inside the hole it goes thru this is too hard going for what it is so far?
Tom
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Hammer Time
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Aug 24, 2022, 4:10 AM
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At this point the bolt is seized in the bushing of the control arm. When you torch the head of the bolt you are just melting the bushing. You should be able to pull the whole control arm out with the bolt still in it.
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Tom Greenleaf
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Aug 24, 2022, 4:31 AM
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May not show but bushing should look like that, pressed in heavy metal of LCA.
Can you just cut that bolt to take LCA off or no tools that would do that? Heat wasn't your friend, couldn't be fast enough it's just spinning inside this (the bolt) already wrecked this bushing no doubt.
Whole arm comes with bushing(s) of course more $$ that bushing was under $30 didn't check the whole web about it.
Notes: That rust scene is actually average the metals around there look strong - should it's a 2010. Easy on PB may not be helping rather melting the rubber of these bushings making a really sticky glue or IDK PB is nasty strong stuff also destroys paints, many plastics and rubber - try it.
Shop by shop what would they do? Each choose a plan with what's in front of them bet cut it in the cards now?
Be done in shorter time than the for less waste than already send you off for an alignment if they don't do them use some other place - tire dedicated places usually do all their own at least around me.
I don't think you are saving a buck DIYing this anymore,
Tom
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Tom Greenleaf
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Aug 24, 2022, 8:27 AM
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Persistence paid off. OMG that was dunked is salted water somehow it seems?
Do yourself a favor and use a waterproof grease on body of new bolt if anything I'll use that gasket shellac on threaded parts is that brown molasses stuff behaves like thread locker to a point.
If you have plenty hardware to choose from they make "thread locking" ones or if no way (have a few) bend it a little in a vice - not too much so it's sticky but works without harm to bolt.
This crap takes up all the time with such work when rust is involved all bets off what tricks to pull but you can prevent it from ever being a problem again.
Good luck - you won,
Tom
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Hammer Time
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Aug 24, 2022, 8:44 AM
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Glad to hear you got it.
Closing this now as solved.
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