rear lca help

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rear lca help

By eg84dr
- Sat Nov 20, 2010 11:32 pm #223794 so i went toputmy new suspension in and broke both lca bolts in the rear
im going to get new lcas now but how do u get the old bolts out?
things i have tried
blaster and a sledge hammer
c clamp acting as a press like you would do with a ball joint
heat and a sledge hammer
nothing seams to work
whats the solution
????
any help would be great
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By ghskid06
- Sat Nov 20, 2010 11:40 pm #223797 its a terrible process. Get an angle grinder and cut the strut from the lca, through the bolt and metal sleeve. Then burn the remaining bushing out of the lca with a torch. Grind the other side off the strut and then super heat it. Then you can (as it begins to cool) hammer/push the remaining bolt out of the strut, if that doesnt work, super heat it and then dunk it quickly into cool water, the bold should pretty much be ready to fall out by this point.
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By ghskid06
- Sat Nov 20, 2010 11:45 pm #223801 yea thats really the only way, its not too difficult though. And angle grinders are pretty cheap. I just did mine a month or two ago, this is the process i found that works the best. The little propane torches for cooking/heating will burn the bushing and heat the strut, no need to get a big torch.

Id wear a mask or walk away if you can get your bushing burning well enough on its own.
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