stuborn ass bolt

[Dream240]

Originally Posted by eastcoastS14

trying to put my coilovers on and I cant get the bolt that connects the stock strut to the knuckle out.....ive tried everything, hammering the shit out of it, WD40, using a ratchet on the other side while hammering it.....Im thinking the only way to get this damn thing out is with a torch. Only problem is I dont own a torch and its a pain in the ass to bring it to a shop to have them do it. So anyone have any suggestions, this thing is really in there, already broke my friends snap-on flat head ( I know its not a pry bar)....my friend suggested using an impact gun but i was thinking that that will only spin it in place since only part of it is threaded....any one with any tricks let me know

Does the bolt rotate in place? If it won't even turn then you've got what Russ mentioned, RUST.

If it will turn then it's a simple matter of releasing the tension on the bolt. You prolly still have the sway bar attached, which is fine, you can get the bolt out if you simply use a jack on the ball joint and jack up right under the joint. Continue to smack the bolt from the thread side as you slowly jack up the knuckle. It should just pop out. Most of the time the "free spot" is at the bottom of the struts travel. In other words you shouldn't have to jack the knuckle until the car starts to lift up. Turning the steering wheel so that the thread side of the bolt is facing you more will help you get better leverage on it when you whack at it with a mini-sledge.

Don't use a carpenter's hammer, they suck when working on cars.

If this doesn't work then remove the knuckle from the car and smack it out that way.

GL