elrooko

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Hi all,

started installing my PSS10 coilovers and I have hit a wall. The rear shock bolt is seized onto the bushing sleeve. If I rotate the nut, it turns but only about 1/4 of a turn then snaps back because the bushin itself is turning and the sleeve is seized to it.

Need some help here - I have tried about a whole can of PB Blaster, heated the end of the nut, I'm using air tools with a 450FT LB impact gun and it won't budget. I'm plain out of ideas.

Anyone hit this before and have any good advice?

zettahertz

what? I'm confused. what are u trying to do? Removing the nut from the OEM strut or putting the OEM mount onto the rear Bilstein strut?

SilverJDMCoupe

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If you talking about the lower control arm bolt in the rear, I had a similar issue, but I fixed it with hand tools. Tighten the bolt a little, hit it with Penetrating Oil all around, let it sit for a couple of minutes, then try to back it out.

elrooko

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I'm trying to get the lower control arm bolt out of the stock OEM shock. Basically I can't unscrew the bolt because it is seized in the sleeve inside the rubber bushing. When I try to unscrew it, the whole rubber bushing just sort of tries to spin and I can't unscrew it.

elrooko

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Okay - seems like I have been dumping a gallon of PB Blaster on this thing but it won't budge. If I can't get it today I may just bring it to a garage and have them cut it out with a torch and put a new bushing in. What a PITA

zettahertz

i just tapped it out w/ a screwdriver and a rubber mallet... If i remember correctly, the middle of the bolt isn't threaded.

elrooko

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That would work great for the front, but for the rear, the bolt is threaded onto the other side of the shock. I can't tap it out since it is still threaded through the other side of the shock.

zettahertz

o yeah, forgot about that part in the OEM strut. definitely not normal that you can't even get it out w/ the impact gun though.