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Old 12-10-2008, 08:46 PM   #1
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Re: Tips on how to get rusted u-bolts out of trailing arms needed

Im not sure what a nut breaker is exactly. I do have the bolts off, if thats what it does, it's the shaft of the u-bolt that is stuck.

I just went and had a delicious , and a cold one and thought that my next plan of action is to take the trailing arm off and maybe, just maybe, I could get a little better angle on the little and ??????????? I'm thinking BFH, Stop me if I'm wrong, somebody already needs to take my visegrips away from me.

My darn "easy button" never seems to work.
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Old 12-10-2008, 08:51 PM   #2
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Re: Tips on how to get rusted u-bolts out of trailing arms needed

if the threaded ends of the ubolts are already buggered up, and you have the torch hot. heat up the control arm, get it nice and red, and the get the BFH, and hit it like it like ya mean it. Try and drive it out a bit, and then drive it back in as a means to loosen up the rust

OH YEA buggered up is a southern term. kinda like FUBAR

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