trailing arm help pls

willjacks · Post by **willjacks** » Sat May 19, 2012 2:01 am

so i have a set of dcr arms im trying to put on but my old ones are completely stuck on any good tips or tricks. if not i may either cut the bolts or torch them to see if they come off.

thttxboy · Post by **thttxboy** » Sat May 19, 2012 8:35 am

Only real thing I can say is good luck. When I replaced mine one side the bolts came out easy but the other side was a 6 hour pain in my neck. I hammered them out but I ended having to buy new bolts after that.oh and when u do put them back in place be sure to use anti seize

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Sat May 19, 2012 9:24 am

My car has very little rust or corrosion on it and those bolts were a bitch to get out. Lot's of PB Blaster, heat, and time are what you need. Be ready to buy new bolts.

willjacks · Post by **willjacks** » Sat May 19, 2012 1:41 pm

well i already has new bolts

so pb blaster, heat, and a hammer.

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Sat May 19, 2012 1:52 pm

I found that once I got the bolt to turn, I worked it back and forth several times before trying to too far. Then I would turn it out some more and then work it back and forth. Rinse and repeat.

There is a good chance one or more of the bolts are bent. It's pretty common.

OB · Post by OB » Sat May 19, 2012 4:59 pm

Mine came right out. Then again I'm in CA and the car only had maybe 50k miles at the time. Are the bolts just seized or the arms themselves?

willjacks · Post by **willjacks** » Sun May 20, 2012 6:58 pm

what do u all think about just cutting the bolts? trying to think of an quicker way just cause i have limited garage time haha.its all new arms and bolts should i be able to just punch them out then?

Post by **occasional demons** » Sun May 20, 2012 7:11 pm

The thing is you will need an extra bolt, long enough to punch them all the way through. Plus it will need to be relatively hard, so it won't mushroom inside the hole. Or you will need more than one, head cut off, to have enough length. Something a bit smaller, so your "driver" doesn't get stuck in there, but sturdy enough to take the beating.

If you have torches to cut them, you may as well try heating the crap out of them to see if they will come out that way. A little heat does wonders. Just don't burn the car up in the process.

willjacks · Post by **willjacks** » Sun May 20, 2012 9:07 pm

hahah alright ill have smoking the bear on stand by thanks man.

dblsg · Post by **dblsg** » Sun May 20, 2012 10:20 pm

since you are in IL, you could just leave your stock ones and give me your DCR's

Post by **occasional demons** » Sun May 20, 2012 11:07 pm

Problem solved.

Sam will PM you his address.

stdlystdmufn · Post by **stdlystdmufn** » Sun May 20, 2012 11:16 pm

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