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wiggafly808 · 04-03-2010, 11:20 PM

Hi,
The nut holding my coilover in on the bottom in the rear suspension is super messed up/rounded out past the point of vice grips etc.. (pic for reference of which one im talking about)

If i grind this off, can i just pound out the bolt and replace it?

Thanks in advance.

repda916 · 04-03-2010, 11:24 PM

looks like you can still take that off no problem...man up with the vise grips

wiggafly808 · 04-03-2010, 11:27 PM

Thats not the actual bolt, im just showing which bolt it is

Started off as a 17, rounded out

Vice grips kept stripping it more

Pounded a 16 on there, it just rounded out again.

Used a dremel to try and flatten two sides of the bolt, stuck a vice grip on there, but the vice grip just stripped the metal.

holybushoffire · 04-03-2010, 11:52 PM

Spray some PB on there and jack up the car a little to even the pressure out. Then man up and caveman it off. lol

wiggafly808 · 04-04-2010, 12:02 AM

Pretty much soaked it in PB, i can pull the vice grip, but no matter how tight i get it, it just makes grooves in the metal..
Ill probably just end up grinding it off and replacing the knuckle

Tantwoforty · 04-04-2010, 12:04 AM

thats probably what your gunna have to do..
and then invest in a good impact gun..

Chrischeezer · 04-04-2010, 12:13 AM

Here's how you use vice grips...its a mental game.
The first time you lock on a bolt has to be the last time! lock them on SOOO FUCKING tight!!! that god himself can't remove them. get another person to help you close them if u hafta.

then loosen, "mini sledge" assist if needed, that sucker will pop right off.

Final resort.. weld on 1/2 socket then breaker bar.

^fraktal^ · 04-04-2010, 12:28 AM

just get a nut splitter (yes that is an actual tool). or learn how to use vise-grips correctly.

cotbu · 04-04-2010, 06:55 AM

Yeah! my fiancé is free Wednesday!

aznpoopy · 04-04-2010, 03:25 PM

spiral fluted extractors. they cut into the bolt as you turn it out.

http://ldsdates.com/blog2/wp-content...tremovers2.jpg

repda916 · 04-04-2010, 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aznpoopy

spiral fluted extractors. they cut into the bolt as you turn it out.

http://ldsdates.com/blog2/wp-content...tremovers2.jpg

never knew they existed

04-03-2010, 11:20 PM	#1
wiggafly808 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Corvallis, OR Posts: 346 Trader Rating: (11) Feedback Score: 11 reviews	Q on the bottom bolt holding rear suspension in Hi, The nut holding my coilover in on the bottom in the rear suspension is super messed up/rounded out past the point of vice grips etc.. (pic for reference of which one im talking about) If i grind this off, can i just pound out the bolt and replace it? Thanks in advance.

04-03-2010, 11:52 PM	#4
holybushoffire Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: NorCal Posts: 580 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	Spray some PB on there and jack up the car a little to even the pressure out. Then man up and caveman it off. lol __________________ "I am not good English, I like the drift" CHINA DRIFT "some guys have a better relationship with their car than their wife haha. sad but true." SECRET SOCIETY

04-04-2010, 12:13 AM	#7
Chrischeezer Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: earth Age: 41 Posts: 1,406 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Here's how you use vice grips...its a mental game. The first time you lock on a bolt has to be the last time! lock them on SOOO FUCKING tight!!! that god himself can't remove them. get another person to help you close them if u hafta. then loosen, "mini sledge" assist if needed, that sucker will pop right off. Final resort.. weld on 1/2 socket then breaker bar. __________________

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04-03-2010, 11:24 PM	#2
repda916 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: cali Age: 33 Posts: 999 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	looks like you can still take that off no problem...man up with the vise grips

04-03-2010, 11:27 PM	#3
wiggafly808 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Corvallis, OR Posts: 346 Trader Rating: (11) Feedback Score: 11 reviews	Thats not the actual bolt, im just showing which bolt it is Started off as a 17, rounded out Vice grips kept stripping it more Pounded a 16 on there, it just rounded out again. Used a dremel to try and flatten two sides of the bolt, stuck a vice grip on there, but the vice grip just stripped the metal.

04-04-2010, 12:02 AM	#5
wiggafly808 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Corvallis, OR Posts: 346 Trader Rating: (11) Feedback Score: 11 reviews	Pretty much soaked it in PB, i can pull the vice grip, but no matter how tight i get it, it just makes grooves in the metal.. Ill probably just end up grinding it off and replacing the knuckle

04-04-2010, 12:04 AM	#6
Tantwoforty Nissanaholic! Join Date: May 2009 Location: Riverside ca Age: 35 Posts: 1,890 Trader Rating: (20) Feedback Score: 20 reviews	thats probably what your gunna have to do.. and then invest in a good impact gun..

04-04-2010, 12:28 AM	#8
^fraktal^ Zilvia Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Seattle Age: 42 Posts: 223 Trader Rating: (23) Feedback Score: 23 reviews	just get a nut splitter (yes that is an actual tool). or learn how to use vise-grips correctly.

04-04-2010, 03:25 PM	#10
aznpoopy Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: New Jersey Age: 44 Posts: 5,013 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	spiral fluted extractors. they cut into the bolt as you turn it out. http://ldsdates.com/blog2/wp-content...tremovers2.jpg