Earlier today I started replacing both my front LCAs and ran into a few problems. The driver side was easy as cake, the passenger on the other hand is just being a bitch. My biggest problem is that the bolt that attaches the arm to the body is rusted inside the metal sleeve in the bushing. No biggie I thought at first, I'll just find another one and cut that one off, no go...nowhere has the right size bolt, anyone have any suggestions on that? Next I was just going to put everything back together and finish later, can't do that either. I started to put the nuts on the tie rod & ball joint on the LCA but they only get so tight then the whole joint starts spinning. Now I have to buy some new tie rods, which I'm hoping aren't too tedious to replace.

So to summarize, what size is the bolt that goes through the LCA bushing? Or a good way to get one rusted to the bushing out? And, are tie rods difficult to replace? Thanks.

 

First off, I dont know. Secondly, you won't know unless you try. If I say "Yes, they are" what are you going to do? Not replace them? If I say "No, they are not" then what? You need someone elses comfort in starting your own project? Just do it bro.

 

they aren't that difficult to do, even for a rook...but if you're not comfortable...pay me.

 

Yes in Lexington Oaks. The tie rods are not my biggest worry, I was just asking so I'd know. I will figure them out, I just want to find a way to get that friggin' bolt out of the control arm, or find somewhere to buy the right sized one so I can cut it out. I might just try putting some more weight into it to get the old stuff back together. Thanks for the responses though.