Looking for S8 front uprights

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09-29-2015, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by JAA 4.2

Also possible, but I don't want to try it on the car. I was hoping to just have a pile of parts to swap onto the car. Looks like no one has a used set.

Remove the pinch bolt's nut, heat the living snot out of it with Mapp Gas, use this torch head.. Bernzomatic® High Intensity Mapp Gas Torch Head (328626) - Soldering Irons, Guns & Tips - Ace Hardware
It works really well, then put the impact on the bolt and spin the crap out of the bolt.. a ton of white dust from corrosion will come out, then remove the bolt.

-Richard

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09-29-2015, 12:46 PM

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I'm past that. The bolt head is twisted off one end and the threaded end snapped off from being air hammered. There is just a piece of bolt left inside the upright.

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10-01-2015, 05:08 AM

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Sorry to say but if you dont have a REAL shop torch dont bother, just take your uprights to a shop and have the bolts removed.

If you do however; zip gun(air hammer)with a long grinded down end that's just a bit smaller than the bolt so you dont get that stuck in the hole once the bolt is out. That did the trick for me when i was in this exact situation. HEAT-ZIP...HEAT-ZIP...HEAT-ZIP.....once you get it moving your home free.

Have fun