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Old Jun 4, 2016 | 02:26 PM
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the lower A-arm that has the long metal bushing through it, I got one bolt out but now the other side won't come out and just spins the whole bushing.
I tried putting the other side bolt partially back in and adding a second nut to tighten it as much as i could. Still no luck using an electric impact gun.
I don't have an air impact gun but i will go try a $50 one from harbor freight if thats what you guys think it will take.
Any suggestions on this? The a-arm is fine, but i need to remove it to get the differential bolt removed that's behind it so i can install a prop shaft.
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Old Jun 4, 2016 | 02:36 PM
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Put the other bolt back in and see if you can break the stuck one loose first. Then use a wrench on one side and one on the other and loosen them both at the same time. Hopefully that will work. This is where I had an air ratchet on one side,wrench on the other and went back and forth if I had to. I've been there before also.. Did have one member post about drilling into the a-arm to install a stop bolt to stop the shaft from moving,then removed it and added a grease fitting in its place. I thought that was pretty ingenious..
 
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Old Jun 4, 2016 | 05:31 PM
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Originally Posted by old polaris tech
Put the other bolt back in and see if you can break the stuck one loose first. Then use a wrench on one side and one on the other and loosen them both at the same time. Hopefully that will work. This is where I had an air ratchet on one side,wrench on the other and went back and forth if I had to. I've been there before also.. Did have one member post about drilling into the a-arm to install a stop bolt to stop the shaft from moving,then removed it and added a grease fitting in its place. I thought that was pretty ingenious..
finally got it, thank you. Eventually caused the free one to get stuck, but going slowly after an hour i got both.
Hopefully the other side is easier on me and my back tomorrow. thanks again
 
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