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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 07:50 PM
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Car - 93 Camaro Z28 - 165k miles on the body and suspension.

I can NOT get off the caster (vertical) bolt out of the cross member in the passenger side front control arm/A arm. It feels like it is seized to the inner bushing sleeve. I don't have access to a lift, but I have been heating it up and hammering on it and it won't move. I have no problem cutting up the inner sleeve - but I can't get a sawzall in there and my cut off wheel won't quite fit either.







Couple pics I took of my mess.
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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 10:12 PM
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ttt... sorry, I need some advice on this one. I'm contemplating dropping the cross member all together, getting my cut off wheel, and hacking off the head of the bolt.
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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 02:22 AM
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I just went through this myself when I replaced my K-member. I ended up cutting everything out with a sawzall and a cut-off wheel. Good luck...
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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 10:14 AM
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ouch. Well thanks for the advise - he does want a new k member.
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 01:34 AM
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Try prying it with a bar
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 02:34 PM
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Theres nowhere to pry on it. The bolt is seized to the sleeve.
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 02:36 PM
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well bust out the torches and see what you can do
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