

| Subject: | Re: Tool Suggestion? Re: Rear Trailing Arm Replacement Fun! |
| From: | Eric Ley |
| Date: | Tue, 20 Jan 2015 17:40:07 -0500 |
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_22114_22114 This would most likely work we usually break a hack saw blade in half and use that Eric Ley Garage Mechanic ELM 2001 Demers Saint-Antoine-Abbé, Qc 1985 Whitey VW 2.1 Man 1985 Goldilocks subi power Auto -------------------------------------------------- From: "Neil N" <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2015 4:25 PM To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Subject: Re: Tool Suggestion? Re: Rear Trailing Arm Replacement Fun! > Yes. This is what I ran into. Removed the nuts, but each bolt > is seized to each bushing. Most run into this issue when removing > the arm(s). > > Dennis Haynes kindly suggested using a cut off wheel on an angle grinder. > This worked well on one end of outboard mount bolt > but I couldn't find a way to use the tool on inboard bolt > hence the hacksaw and attempt made with hacksaw blade > in vice grips. yes. I tried that. ;) > This could all be due to a lack of experience on my part. > > I'll post what I find. > > Neil. > > On 1/20/15, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: >> OK, that's what I thought. I can get the nut off the bolt on the >> outboard, >> but can't drive the bolt out of the bushing. It will have to be cut, and >> I >> was wondering what tools would or would not work. >> >> > > > > -- > Neil n > > Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> > > 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> > > 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/> > > Vanagon-Bus VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay> >
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