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Frozen Camber Bolts
- Thread starter Jtaoj
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Drew_flux
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acetone/atf 50/50 mix in a spray bottle. Tends to get anything unsiezed with enough time. Heat is also good for camber bolts, providing your careful around the bush's. At the end of the day, its two bolts per side.replacing them couldnt be that expensive,could it?
9GUY9
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I have delt with many newer Nissans 06+. After just a couple years in the midwest salt they will seize solid. All the ones I have worked on have been in the lower control arms.
The problem is they seize into the bushing sleeve inside the control arm. The only success i have had getting them loose has taken hours of hammering on them with a air hammer, and keeping them soaking in penetrating oil. Heat is no help since they are sitting in a rubber bushing, and if you burn that up you will need new bushings or arms. Since few customers are willing to pay for many hours of labor to do this, they are usually left as is. Another way to deal with the problem is to get a saw blade between the frame and control arm and cut the bolts, then replace the whole control arm and bolts. This is also spendy.
If they really are in the upper arms they would be much harder to get at and that much more of a pain.
The problem is they seize into the bushing sleeve inside the control arm. The only success i have had getting them loose has taken hours of hammering on them with a air hammer, and keeping them soaking in penetrating oil. Heat is no help since they are sitting in a rubber bushing, and if you burn that up you will need new bushings or arms. Since few customers are willing to pay for many hours of labor to do this, they are usually left as is. Another way to deal with the problem is to get a saw blade between the frame and control arm and cut the bolts, then replace the whole control arm and bolts. This is also spendy.
If they really are in the upper arms they would be much harder to get at and that much more of a pain.
hi and thanks for the replies so far.
the first generation xterras have them in the upper a-arms. the second generation are lower a-arms.
i have been trying to avoid cutting them out as i will have to replace the whole a-arm. i started pb blasting them, but i doubt it is making it very far in the bushing.
sounds like a saturday of air hammering with nothing to lose. any other thoughts / ideas, let me know. thanks.
the first generation xterras have them in the upper a-arms. the second generation are lower a-arms.
i have been trying to avoid cutting them out as i will have to replace the whole a-arm. i started pb blasting them, but i doubt it is making it very far in the bushing.
sounds like a saturday of air hammering with nothing to lose. any other thoughts / ideas, let me know. thanks.
acetone/atf 50/50 mix in a spray bottle. Tends to get anything unsiezed with enough time. Heat is also good for camber bolts, providing your careful around the bush's. At the end of the day, its two bolts per side.replacing them couldnt be that expensive,could it?
did alignments for many years NEVER heat suspension/alignment bolts unless you intend on replacing it
Cut the bolts off, pull the arms off, spray with lube, let sit. shop press to finish it off.
Replace the bolts. add liberal amounts of anti-seize
heres my advice also