replacing my front coilovers today-found my track rod end pinch bolts and upper control arm pinch bolts seized-both sides-they dont look bad but are solid
managed to change the coilovers in any case[bit of messing around] but eventually will have to deal with the stick bolts
whats the best and least destructive method of removing these-drill? laughably last weekend was spent drilling out completely seized anti rattle pins on the brembos...these didnt look bad either but were fused into the calipers
seized pinch bolts on upright+track rod end
Re: seized pinch bolts on upright+track rod end
Soak in wd40 for a few days . Mine were the same but I kept turning it then it freed itself . The top arm pinch bolt took an hour of turning
Do not heat it up it will crack it
Do not heat it up it will crack it
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Re: seized pinch bolts on upright+track rod end
Its a common problem, quite a few YouTube videos with "how to" guides.
Re: seized pinch bolts on upright+track rod end
will soak it some more...then have a wee go with an air punch
i did give them a quick squirt of wd40 last week
bit of a pita fitting coilovers without undoing either..
i did give them a quick squirt of wd40 last week
bit of a pita fitting coilovers without undoing either..
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