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18mm bolt for control arm!!! Cut or lower the sub frame, no way out!!!!

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Old 07-15-2004, 11:53 AM
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Default 18mm bolt for control arm!!! Cut or lower the sub frame, no way out!!!!

<center><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/61809/bolt18mm.jpg"></center><p>I don't even know if turning the bolt around will work either. Lowering the subframe may be the solution after all.
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I did it by lowering the subframe.
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How bad was it? Any tip for doing this? Any pictures? I'm going to do it this weekend!!!!
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You can stick it back in the opposite way it comes out, goes in through subframe as I recall
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Default Hey!! I did it today...

Cut the bolt, it only took me 20 mins to replace the arm, easy.., I did take pics, but my camera battery went flat(10:30pm) will post tomorrow, but dont worry it is an esay job if you cut the bolt, and if you have a new bolt you can hammer the ball joint out..
good luck..
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Good Job, does it run? LOL, finally eh? Post the pictures ASAP, you didn't torque it, did you? hahah
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I have put a new post in to day with the pic's
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