Alignment Issues (LCA): Eccentric bolt seized to bushing?

nobb

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I believe this is a common issue with many vehicles when trying to do an alignment. My driver's side lower control arm adjusts fine, but my passenger side has some issues.

On the passenger side, the two main bolts on my lower control arm unscrew just fine, but I am having issues trying to turn the eccentric bolt for control arm adjustment. They do rotate, but with alot of spring tension such that they always want to "bounce back" into place. In comparison, the driver's side eccentric bolts rotate freely for adjustment.

I believe the eccentric bolts must have somehow seized onto the lower control arm bushings. Has anyone come across this problem and managed to fix it without having to replace the bushings? Tips/tricks would be GREAT!
 
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It happened to me. I had to saw through the cam and replace cam and bushing. I was doing the entire front suspension replacement anyways.:Cry:
 
It happened to me. I had to saw through the cam and replace cam and bushing. I was doing the entire front suspension replacement anyways.:Cry:

Can you not just saw through the cam, try to press out the old cam bolt, then put a new one in?

I REALLY dont want to have to replace the LCA bushings. Seems like a huge pain.
 

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