coupe gt front end problemt

Old 09-28-2014, 03:10 AM
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I have a 85 coupe gt i have new ball joints lower control arm bushings and sway bar links for sally but i cant get the lower control bolts off what tool do i use for the lower control arm bolt i can get to the outside of the bolt but the bolt on the inside of the support tube bar has to small of a gap to fit a wrench do they make angled neck wrenchs iam a newbe just trying help me please
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You need an offset 17mm boxend wrench. It's got a deeper angle that will get at it.
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Go to any hardware store, buy a cheap wrench, and heat it and bend it with a torch. These German cars sometime require us to be innovative. I would also highly recommend that you soak the bolts in PB Blaster or some other penetrating oil. Chances are high that they are seized inside the bushing housing. I vaguely remember having to take a saw to one of mine. May have been a different car though. If you have to use new bolts, coat them in anti-seize to prevent them from bonding with the housing again (not that you're ever going to take them off again).
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Thanks guys got her done that day no sawing other than to get budhings out the sway bar links were alil tuff to get in but all is in and drives nice now gonna drop the rear end 2" so car is evened out to much on the front caused me to blow out shocks in the front but a love my audi thanks again for the help guys
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