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Old Aug 25, 2006 | 05:28 PM
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Originally Posted by mikey_e69
everybody has this problem. theyre an absolute nightmare. the head that is closer to the rear of the car is supposed to come off but the other one is welded on. i tried to spray it with lube for a while and they still broke. since both sides are broken try an air chisel. that didnt work for me either. u can cut one of the strut forks and try to go from there or u can work the bolt free of the strut and pull the control arm down and go from there. if u still cant get the bolt free what i did was torch the whole bushing. it usually doesnt have to get to that point but it did for me. then i replaced the bushings with some energy suspensions ones... NYCE RIDE!!! n good luck.
Less likely in CA where it is dryer and water damage ie: rust/corrosion/seizing does not play a factor.

You have to drill dude, there's a way to do it w/a special tool that will pull the broken piece out w/it.
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