Front passenger upper control arm bolt
05-10-2014, 06:40 AM
#22
JK Enthusiast
Right I read that, I SWEAR IM NOT TRYING TO BE DIFFICULT haha- every other thread about this states that bolt is halfway out or says nothing about how much they loosened it. I've been through all of them at this point- multiple forums- all the google sites. I can't loosen it AT ALL. Sawzalling through the stock bushing to get to the bolt or jacking the exhaust seems to be the only way. Even then I couldn't torque the new arm/bolt with a socket and another ratchet, I'd have to use vice grips and torque from outboard. I'm never gonna have room for a socket on the inboard side and I don't have a grinder.
05-11-2014, 05:19 AM
#23
JK Enthusiast
UPDATE: PITA. Sawzall died, ended up hack sawing the bolt on both sides of the arm- inside the bracket. Wouldn't have been bad if I had had the visibility to ensure the cut stayed in the same place. Alls well the ends well, new arm is on with new bolts.