Alchemy.











:uhhok:

 

heat it up :bigok:

 

what's so funny?

I have a heatgun but most people don't and a hair drier will work fine.

 

the leftside LCA's outter bolt is fused into the inner sleeve of the bushing.... so that will be lotttttttts of fun no matter what i do :happysad:

 

i broke that shock LCA bolt...tried drilling it out, destroyed the entire bushing, bought a new one from acura for 12 bucks, had my local honda shop put the bushing in.

left-side LCAs are by far the worst of the two.

 

I thought you where making a funny h:

 

With the penetrating oil on the LCAs, frequently tap the bolt with a hammer... it will help a LOT

 

:werd:

Doing this I was able to remove my entire exhaust from the header back without breaking or rounding off one bolt.

 

yeah i broke that one too, when i did my struts but i broke on the opposite side.


tap which end? the head?

 

had to drill them out in my case.. there was no way around it short of replacing the the bushings. we tried many things, and broke a few tools in the process.

the good news is, with a good impact wrench, you should be able to remove the LCAs with the rear shocks still attached, since the other bolts don't appear to seize up like the shock bolt. then you can decide your course of action and that course won't take place under the car.