Removing wishbones

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Removing wishbones
Topic Started: Sun Jul 5, 2009 5:54 am (96 Views)
Daniel	Sun Jul 5, 2009 5:54 am Post #1
Member Posts: 82 Group: Members Member #4,282 Joined: June 15, 2009	The bolts just do not want to shift. I've removed everything so it's just the wishbones hanging with no spring compression or anything, I've removed the nuts, but the bolts just will not slide through. I've used a knockometer (hammer) with force varying from a light tap to a whack with a lump hammer to no avail. Is there something I'm missing?



Richy190E	Sun Jul 5, 2009 7:35 am Post #2
Sales Rep Posts: 1,832 Group: Members Member #1,387 Joined: June 9, 2007	Drown the bolts in release oil, try and get it between the brackets on the body and the bush.



bolide	Sun Jul 5, 2009 7:51 am Post #3
Bolide Posts: 193 Group: Members Member #3,828 Joined: February 11, 2009	My indy burns out the bushes with oxy-acetylene. Smoke everywhere! Nick Froome www.w124.co.uk



ThankYouLord	Sun Jul 5, 2009 8:55 am Post #4
Member Posts: 1,519 Group: Members Member #108 Joined: December 17, 2005	what they said, + try using an air impact wrench to spin the bolt, thus freeing up the sticking rust, then use a short handle lump hammer with a decent solid drift.



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