STUBBORN Control Arm Bolts

[awesomekasim]

My cousins qx4 has the worst death sway EVER. At first, we didnt know what it was but after looking at this forum, i determined that it was death sway. When easing off the throttle, the rear end starts wobbling back and forth VIOLENTLY. I went under to check the LCAs and sure enough, the bushings were almost non-existent. So i opted to replace the entire arm instead of replacing just the bushings since his car is a rust bucket.

So i ended up removing the front bolts of each control arm using a JACK to lift up on a breaker bar (they were that stubborn). The rear bolts are another story... I removed the nut on each one but it seems the bolt is stuck in the sleeve and i beat on it with a sledge to try and pop out the bolt and it ended up bending the bracket. Has anyone experienced this?? Will any sort of cutting tool with an air compressor be able to cut the arm and sleeve? or am i going to have to resort to acetylene torch?

[Chuck Tribolet]

Jack on a breaker bar: CREATIVE!!

I hope you bought new bolts.

I'd go after the stuck bolt with a bad boy impact wrench. Another option is to cut away the old control arm so you have
just the bolt and sleeve, and heat the sleeve.


Chuck

[fleurys]

torch .... until bright red, then remove using the impact gun... that's how mine came off...

[01silvapathy]

What fleurys said, heat is your friend. Just be sure not to melt any lines or anything lol

[awesomekasim]

Sounds like a plan. I did buy new bolts by the way. The service manual calls for replacing the bolts so i got 4 with nuts. I will let you guys know the result and take some pics when i get back to it friday