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Old Mar 24, 2013 | 12:45 PM
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Default Shackle bolt lose but stuck

Okay so here's the problem, installing my new AAL and my whole underneath is rusty as a ****. When trying to get the back shackle bolt out, I got it loose but it seems like it's still stuck in the nut and won't come out. Any help would be appreciated.
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Old Mar 24, 2013 | 12:49 PM
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Originally Posted by rlssteiner
Okay so here's the problem, installing my new AAL and my whole underneath is rusty as a ****. When trying to get the back shackle bolt out, I got it loose but it seems like it's still stuck in the nut and won't come out. Any help would be appreciated.
If its freely spinning than you broke the weld nut so now the whole thing is spinning.
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Old Mar 24, 2013 | 12:56 PM
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There's somewhat of resistance when using my socket.. It feels like if its strip almost. You think the nut on the back broke the weld and that nut is spinning with it now?
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Old Mar 24, 2013 | 12:56 PM
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There's somewhat of resistance when using my socket.. It feels like if its strip almost. You think the nut on the back broke the weld and that nut is spinning with it now?
Yes sir
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Old Mar 24, 2013 | 12:59 PM
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Default Shackle bolts

Yesh, they can be a real PITA. I had the same and ended up going through the floor, enlarging the access hole so I could get a socket on welded nut... There are a ton of posts about it but that is how I got past mine. Front LCA bolt had froze metal sleeve inside the bushing...good fun there too.
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Old Mar 24, 2013 | 01:02 PM
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Has the bolt backed out at all? if so it is prolly out of the nut and seized inside the bushing sleeve. If it's just spinning and hasnt backed out of the nut your going to have to get a wrench of it through an access hole
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Old Mar 24, 2013 | 01:02 PM
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another way remove rear bumper cut out section where square tubing sitting and reach in thru there
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Old Mar 24, 2013 | 05:10 PM
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Bolt has not backed out at all. Took the rear bumper off but can't see a nut on the bolt so I'm stuck!
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