Just wanted to see if anyone has already went through the fun I will. Anyhow in preparation of changing my rear stuts I Kroiled the hell out of the lower strut mount bolt and much to my dismay the bolt head snapped right off anyway. Looking at the strut even if I burn the old bushing out of the strut there is the metal sleeve that remains around the lower strut mount bolt. Any ideas how to remove that? I have already changed out the front struts and boy was that a real treat! At least when I put things back together I antiseized thing up that needed it!

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What car do u have?? I know that on a 6th gen there is no bolt that u can injur without being able to remove it. Are u talking about the long bolt that goes through the bottom hole of the strut? If so thst bolt has a nut on the end of it so if u break off either end u can simply punch it out using a screw driver and buy a new one from the dealership. (I'm referring to the 98-02 accords as I don't know how the others are configured)

 

I thought I had it posted but I guess not. It is a 2000 Honda Accord EX coupe 2.3 liter/5-speed. I am talking about the rear struts where it mounts to at the bottom that bolt does not have a nut, I am not sure what that suspension piece is called that the strut goes onto, I know in front it is the lower control arm, not sure if it is called the same in back. Anyway, that bolt goes through the strut bushing sleeve and screws into the threaded side of the control arm (?). Of course the bolt is corroded onto the bushing sleeve and that is what I am trying to get out.

 

Can you show us on this pic?

 

is it bolt 16 form the pic? As far as I remember it had a nut on one end. U can try drilling it out but its a huge bolt. When I had a bolt break on me on my sway bar bracket I took one of those drill bits for worn out screw heads and i just kept drilling and drilling until the bit seased up in the bolt and screwed it out.

 

yeah, that is the bolt, I will look at it again but I thought it did not have a nut on it.

 

It doesn't have a nut on it the nut it threads to is on the trailing arm assembly.

Same way its been for years.

 

Its true. The nut is welded to the knuckle assembly (if i remember that correctly). If you broke the head off the big bolt (#16) I would suggest buying a couple of drill bits and some WD-40 and drillling it out. Make sure you buy a new bolt first. good luck

 

Yeah I did break the head off #16 bolt of course. Found out where the strut tower ends up inside the car behind the back seats. So I am just about set to change those struts out. Thanks for your help everyone and just like the front struts I will find a way to get them out but made better with suggestions :naughty: !

 

Im not 100% on the Coupe, but on my sedan, the fronts were easier than the rears because you didnt have to remove the sawy bar to get them out.