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gintaras 02-24-2010 02:52 PM

unbolting rear springs
 
I had a lot of trouble with the front control arm bolts and had to cut them off.. am I going to have the same trouble with the rear springs? I don't see a way to get the back of the bolt if this is the case.
I have been soaking the back of the bolt for a few days now and I just tried to go out there and break it free with a 1/2" breaker bar, no lock, so I put a jack underneath the breaker, still no luck, the breaker bar was actually starting to bend..

I thought I was going to be able to drive this jeep tomorrow but it is not looking so good right now, what are my options? Any tips?

98 JeepJeep 02-24-2010 02:56 PM

they may be frozen in the bushing...a impact would be great.

gintaras 02-24-2010 02:58 PM


Originally Posted by 98 JeepJeep (Post 442174)
they may be frozen in the bushing...a impact would be great.

i don't know man.. If I can't break it free with a floor jack under a breaker bar then...

98 JeepJeep 02-24-2010 03:03 PM


Originally Posted by gintaras (Post 442177)
i don't know man.. If I can't break it free with a floor jack under a breaker bar then...

the Blow's a impact creat's is what does most of the work for breaking something loose.

gintaras 02-24-2010 03:11 PM

well i just broke one free by use of pb blaster,mapp gas and jack.. let's hope the rest will come along

xjcrazy 02-24-2010 03:16 PM

Very hard to get off
 
I really had to work feverishly to get mime to come lose. I ended up taking the shackle off and blow Torched the he'll out of it in my shop and it finally came loose. Good luck.

98xj_john 02-24-2010 03:33 PM

pn an heat on the nut then hammer the bolt out.
I had no problems with mine they loodked bad but came out mint.

gintaras 02-24-2010 11:03 PM

OK, so they were.'t too bad.. only one was seized in the bushing so I burned out enough of the bushing to get a vice-grip in there and heated the bushing real hot with mapp gas, then I latched the vice-grip on the bushing and cranked away, it took a lot of effort but eventually it came out.. I damaged the first 2 or 3 threads of the weld nut so I had to go get a tap, if anyone needs one for future reference it is M14x2.00


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