Seized UCA bolts

[4Rnr4Evr]

Now I don't KNOW if mine are seized but I'm mentally preparing to install the UCAs tonight and this is the only possible snag I could think of, has anybody encountered this and how did you tackle it? It doesn't look like there's enough space in there to swing a hammer...

 

[fdbyrne]

Now I don't KNOW if mine are seized but I'm mentally preparing to install the UCAs tonight and this is the only possible snag I could think of, has anybody encountered this and how did you tackle it? It doesn't look like there's enough space in there to swing a hammer...

For whatever it's worth, I don't think you'll have a problem. My truck is rusty as hell. A lot of things have been seized when I went to remove them but not the UCA bolts. They came right out.

 

[Elan750]

For whatever it's worth, I don't think you'll have a problem. My truck is rusty as hell. A lot of things have been seized when I went to remove them but not the UCA bolts. They came right out.

Me too. Its the LCA bolts that were a different story...

 

[KK1849]

Are you talking about the long bolt that mounts the UCA to the frame or the ball joint bolt?

 

[4Rnr4Evr]

The long bolt.

The bjs will come out easy, I have the tool and I've already had them disconnected last time I did the struts.

OK I hope it's as easy as you guys say. I did spray some liquid wrench just in case.

 

[Macallan]

Done uca's on a few cars, the long bolt was never a problem...

 

[4Rnr4Evr]

That's encouraging. I guess the LCAs are way more exposed down there and that's why they seize often but the UCAs are much more protected.

I meant to do them tonight but I'm waay too tired after yesterday's 6112 install so it'll have to be wednesday.

 

[Macallan]

Once you do one side, the other will go pretty fast. Once you do it once, its a 20 minute job to swap both out if you ever do it again...