It's off now. I spent all morning cutting and prying. The Dremel wasn't the
best tool for the job, but I don't have a sawz-all and a hacksaw would have
been as much or more effort.
Back to work!
Dan
73 B
>Corrosion has welded the bolt to the metal spacer inside the rubber
bushing, the
>spacer has then broken loose from the bushing rubber. After trying all
sorts of
>things to get the bolt out on my '71 MGB I ended up hacksaw the bolt inside
the
>bracket. You will probably have to cut it on each side of the spring. I
forget
>whether I used a regular hacksaw or one of the compact ones where the blade
just
>sticks out from the handle. I DO remember that it turned out to be a lot
easier
>than I thought that it would be. Just make sure and use a sharp blade.
When I
>reassembled the suspension, I coated the shank of the bolt (where it passes
>through the bushing) with grease. When I disassembled it five years later,
it
>just slid right out! That is one argument for keeping your car for
awhile --
>that way when you do things right, you can reap the benefits later.
>
>Kevin Brown '71 MGB '65 MGB '67 MGB '74 TR6 '76 TR6 '89 MR2
>Odessa, MO
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