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**COBALT** · 10-13-2002, 01:01 AM

Ok, both lower bolts broke. One allowed me to get the spring loose while the other just sits there mocking me.

The uppers are not moving period. The nuts inside the frame chanel are so rusted they won't even take a wrench. How the hell am I going to get these loose? If they tops were loose at least I could mess with the lowers on a bench, but not while they're still attached to the truck. Any ideas or suggestions? I'm thinking about pulling out the whimpy dremel tool and trying to get in there with a grinding wheel. That will take about 1000 years.

:P

10-13-2002, 01:01 AM	#1
COBALT Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 5,817	Getting the bolts out of the rear springs... Ok, both lower bolts broke. One allowed me to get the spring loose while the other just sits there mocking me. The uppers are not moving period. The nuts inside the frame chanel are so rusted they won't even take a wrench. How the hell am I going to get these loose? If they tops were loose at least I could mess with the lowers on a bench, but not while they're still attached to the truck. Any ideas or suggestions? I'm thinking about pulling out the whimpy dremel tool and trying to get in there with a grinding wheel. That will take about 1000 years. :P __________________ '69 3/4 ton C20 2wd-350ci/TH400 '69 3/4 ton Custom 20 2wd-350ci/4sp Manual '99 2wd 5.7 Chevy Tahoe Seattle, WA.



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