Any of you guys have trouble getting the outer bolt from the spring link / LCA? I've now removed the spring, the inner link, and the nut on the outer 'bushing' for the LCA, but the bolt itself doesn't want to come.

It rotates (with a lot of squeaking, moderate force), but is not backing itself out. I put a nut on the end (to protect the threads) and hammed (moderately, not everything I had), and similarly didn't get much.

At this stage, the hammering is partially being absorbed by the links / driveshaft, so I suppose I could reattach the inner without the spring and hammer again.

I also wondered what the inside of this outer 'bushing' is constructed of, perhaps it is spinning internally?

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