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Went to put my Eibach Pro Kit on yesterday.
Decided to start at the rear end, as I knew I wouldn't have any issues with the front, having done the top mounts recently.
Jacked the car up and proceeded to undo the lower 17mm bolts on both sides. The offside seems ok, so I moved over to the near side. What can I say, it was seized solid !!
I tried everything I could to undo the bolt, but nothing worked. Ended up snapping the head off the bolt. Now I'm stuck with a bolt that I'm going to struggle to get out without destroying the rear shock.
Space is limited, so I can't get a full sized drill in place. Looking at buying a 90 degree drill attachment.
Having checked out the Internet, it seems that the bushing in the middle of the shock might be the problem.
I thought about cutting the captive nut off of the lower control arm and chapping the bolt out of the hole.
Obviously, I would need to replace with the appropriate nut and bolt, as I would no longer have the captive nut on the control arm.
The only thing is that people are saying that they have done this and the bolt still won't come out ?
I could just try drilling the bolt out, or I could butcher the shock, but I'd rather try save the shock.
Having lowered literally loads of cars over the years, I have never had a problem with an M10 bolt !
Anyone had this issue before ? Any suggestions on how the hell to get this thing out ??
Thanks in advance !
Decided to start at the rear end, as I knew I wouldn't have any issues with the front, having done the top mounts recently.
Jacked the car up and proceeded to undo the lower 17mm bolts on both sides. The offside seems ok, so I moved over to the near side. What can I say, it was seized solid !!
I tried everything I could to undo the bolt, but nothing worked. Ended up snapping the head off the bolt. Now I'm stuck with a bolt that I'm going to struggle to get out without destroying the rear shock.
Space is limited, so I can't get a full sized drill in place. Looking at buying a 90 degree drill attachment.
Having checked out the Internet, it seems that the bushing in the middle of the shock might be the problem.
I thought about cutting the captive nut off of the lower control arm and chapping the bolt out of the hole.
Obviously, I would need to replace with the appropriate nut and bolt, as I would no longer have the captive nut on the control arm.
The only thing is that people are saying that they have done this and the bolt still won't come out ?
I could just try drilling the bolt out, or I could butcher the shock, but I'd rather try save the shock.
Having lowered literally loads of cars over the years, I have never had a problem with an M10 bolt !
Anyone had this issue before ? Any suggestions on how the hell to get this thing out ??
Thanks in advance !