Dogbones

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anyone have any tips on getting dog bones/trailing arms off? i tryed an impact wrench and everything i can conceive along with a torch and a can of blaster and no dice. help me out

[moroza]

How rusty are yours? Mine came off with 7/8" sockets and big bars. Try one of those sockets with sawtooth surfaces that grip the bolts, and a breakerbar. If yours are as siezed as I imagine them, that might shear the bolt head off, but it'll work.

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ok any idea on the specs of the bolts?

[eightynine535]

I removed mine with hand tools without elevating the car.

[Sherman]

There's the key... If you let the suspension hang, you put a lot of lateral force on the bolt. Lift the wheel, or get it started on the ground. Mine took a breaker bar to start but spun out easily after that, but then my subframe was upside down on the garage floor.

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came off nicely guys thanks