"NinetyQ" (NinetyQ)
10/03/2013 at 01:31 • Filed to: A90Q20V
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"NinetyQ" (NinetyQ)
10/03/2013 at 01:31 • Filed to: A90Q20V | 2
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Things are looking up!
The 5/8" offset box end wrench I borrowed from my cousin did the trick. It does get on the nut and provides plenty of leverage to get the control arms off. The problem is that I took a glance at the rearward nut on the same control arm and it is rusted way worse than the one I was working on. I couldn't get the wrench to get a bite on it at all.
So the plan now is to see if my cousin can cut the bolts off for me and we can replace them instead. Now that I know I have a wrench that can turn the new nut, I'm happy.
I also sprayed the hydraulic pressure accumulator's bracket with some black enamel to seal that up. It had a little bit of rust on it, but nothing too bad. Just thought I might as well take the extra time to hit it with a wire brush and some black spray paint. Looking forward to having these new bushings and accumulator! Then it's on to the rear brake calipers, then the fuel injectors, then (eventually) the exhaust.
You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much
> NinetyQ
10/03/2013 at 11:25 |
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EDIT: Now with link to Irwin website .
If you can get a bolt extractor that might give enough bite on a rusted bolt. Though the odds of shearing the bolt head off are probably 70/30 and I've never had good luck with these. The theory is that the ridges bite the bolt head and grip no matter how crappy and chewed up it is. It's a bolt extractor and the ones I've seen in the hardware store are made by Irwin.
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NinetyQ
> You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much
10/03/2013 at 12:01 |
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My biggest problem is it's the nut, not the bolt that I can't get onto. And on the nut side, I can't fit a socket into the access hole. So that one's out. Probably easier to get it cut off.