The secret is a heavy duty impact gun. Breaker bars don't cut it. Some heat
also helps.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "shifty" <shifty@best.com>
To: "Daniel Beatty" <nowroc@pacifier.com>; "Roadsters"
<datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2001 7:40 PM
Subject: Re: Upper A-arm bolt
> Are you talking about the upper a-arm spindle? What look like bolts on the
> upper a-arm are actually threaded metal bushings. They thread into the
a-arm
> and then over the threaded ends of the upper a-arm spindle. The machine
shop
> I took mine to said it was just like the suspension on older Chevrolets.
The
> bushings are a real bear to get out and in - the machine shop did the work
> for me after I almost ripped my vice off my workbench trying to get them
in
> with a really long cheater bar!
>
> Anyway, there should not be any play.
>
> Leigh Brooks
> BADROC
>
>
> on 5/25/01 12:48 PM, Daniel Beatty at nowroc@pacifier.com wrote:
>
> > My upper A-arm bolt that acts as the pivot point for the arm has a great
> > deal of up and down mobility within in the hole. How easy is this bolt
to
> > replace? Is it merely releasing the pressure on the suspension by
dropping
> > the lower A-arm and spring, then replacing the bolt? My concern is that
the
> > hole has been misshapen. Is this possible or does the bolt have a
bushing
> > that it is riding on that has just deteriorated?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Daniel Beatty
> > 65 1600
> > NOWROCer
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