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Old 09-17-2007, 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by tankdriver View Post
I recently had a frozen bolt on the LCA on my Honda. I rounded broke a ratchet, rounded the head of the bolt, and spent about 3 days drilling it out. I wish those @*$%&*$%s didn't design suspension bolts to seize.

I was able to get a grinder with a cutting wheel on half of the LCA/bolt connection. I wrapped everything with aluminum foil as a spark shield and cut half the bolt, in half lengthwise. Then I just wore out a bunch of drill bits drilling. Get the cobalt tipped Dewalt bits from Home Depot/Lowes. they did the best job for me.
3 days!!! DOH!
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