RHodgins
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I want to separate the front arms on my 1989 Phazer to add washers and tighten the steering play. Got the ski off easy. (parts 44&45 on the Partzilla Ski exploded view for that year).
When I try to back out the bolt the head stay in contact with one half of the shackle and tries to force the other half off the bolt by bending it outward. Pretty sure the inner bushing is rusted to the bolt trapping it. Of the tthree bolt on the two pivotting arms I only managed to get the bottom one off. Top two have the problem.
Is heat the answer? Days of hitting it with penetrating fluid? Any thoughts? I can't be the first to encounter this.
Thanks in advance.
R
When I try to back out the bolt the head stay in contact with one half of the shackle and tries to force the other half off the bolt by bending it outward. Pretty sure the inner bushing is rusted to the bolt trapping it. Of the tthree bolt on the two pivotting arms I only managed to get the bottom one off. Top two have the problem.
Is heat the answer? Days of hitting it with penetrating fluid? Any thoughts? I can't be the first to encounter this.
Thanks in advance.
R