audiohs

I heated up the bolt real good and then sprayed it down with WD-40 which got sucked in. Then hammered the **** out of it and it finally came out. Unfortunately, the bolt was no good anymore and I had to replace it.

Kris Hansen

Or if you want to re-use it, leave the nut on there.. that way you don't mash the threads.

TANMAN

No one listens. There have been tons of posts on that. DO NOT REMOVE THAT BOLT. You don't have to.

RS41AB

Lots of penatrant, and try turning it back and forth a bunch. It will loosen.

Indy

Then how?

ModifiedA4

oh no...the devil's bolt has got another victim.

TANMAN

Have a buddy push down on teh control arm and poof. Out drops the shock assembly. Chip and I did mine in 4 hour at a slacker pace.

Kris Hansen

then push down on the brake, and lift the bottom over the lower control arm. This works on all but the 2.7t cars with the big fat CV joints.

#169

a quick search and you will see why...I posted a while back.

BAD things can happen.

remove the shock body without touching that bolt!!!

Kris Hansen

What I usually do is pop the tie rod end off the knuckle, and use my impact gun to rattle the long pinch bolt off. when I do finally get it, I use lots of anti sieze paste, and put it in backwards, to make it easier to get out the next time.