Thanks to several responses to my problem removing a rear spring "D"
bolt.
Suggestions included heat, prayer, oil, cutting a hole in the body,
removing the body, and generous amounts of cursing. After all of the
above, I finally chiseled the ear on the frame holding the head of the
"D", heated the bolt with a square of asbestos above the bolt to save
interior carpet, then locked a vice grip and began to hammer one way
then back. Slowly the bolt began to twist and finally rotated. A huge
sigh !!!!
After loosened, I ground the outer portion of the bolt which had been
chewed by the vice grips so they would not bind on the way out.
Finally, with a 1/2 bolt screwed into the inside head of the "D" bolt &
using a crow bar with a slot ground to fit over the bolt head I to use
as a lever, and using a 5-ton jack anchored against a support post in
the garage to put as much pressure on the lever to pull the "D" bolt
toward the center of the car, I again twisted the on the outer side, and
slowly the assembly slid out while applying more pressure to the jack.
The bolt had the last shot. A thin, sharp sliver produced a nice long
bloody finger cut while I was admiring the final triumph. The car
always gets the last shot !!!!!!
Thanks again to all.
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P.g. Wiegman | Leaving marks on driveways throughout
1957 TR3 | western Pennsylvania
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