snows

anyone experiencing broken screws ?
yes that f*^in stud broke when i tried to remove my shock from the lower arm.
I ran around to canadian tire and home depot asked how to remove it. one said use screw extractor, and the canadian tire mechanic said use torch , " the stud is pretty damn hard, no way u can get it out with drill bit "
then the next day i took a chance use a cobalt drill bit , knowing using a torch will ruin everything else around them, ofcourse will bring me poor, then i drill that sana***^%&itch out , and i succeeded.

and now since i wasnt using a drill press, i didnt drill it dead center, so now the bushing got an 8 figure look after i took out the dead screw.

does anyone know how to replace a bushing?
do i need to take out the whole arm to get the bushing replace or need to buy the whole arm (this will be a nightmare)?
can anybody recommend a resonable shops (price wise-GTA area )who can finish this job, sh^t i got to tow it to the shop.

thanks for reading, replys will be more appreciated.

Legacy73

I did the same thing when I was installing my new shocks. Don't worry, what you need to do right away is go down to Honda and buy a new bushing/bolt before they close. This is a dealer part so get it know!!!!

OK now that you have the bushing and new bolt you need to remove the LCA from the car. Once you have removed this you need a huge socket to bang the old bushing out, if you don't have a socket big enough I suggest going to Canadian Tire and asking if they can do it for you.

You need to bring the new bushing with you. Then reinstall everything and your good to go.

You should be looking at spending $40-$60 for the new parts.

Hope this helps and I know how sh^%tty this is cause it happened to me. Good Luck.

bbarbulo

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I think this is really common on Del Sols since I've seen it happen on three of them. Surely yours is the same deal...like Legacy73 said, it's all good, use Honda parts and get a new bushing pressed in. I'm not sure what busing you are talking about, but you can get an Energy Suspension bushing too, it would be preferred actually. So depending on the type of bushing, you can press it in yourself with a big socket, a solid surface and a hydraulic jack, or maybe you can just push it in. If you want to press it, use a bottle jack and find two opposing solid surfaces.

snows

Thanks guys, i will try to do ur way. hope when i try to remove the CLA, the bolts not snap again.
i tried before to remove them with a torque wrechet but didnt seem to move, i'm guessing will be snap just like the other one, and facing the same problem.

bbarbulo

iTrader: (2)

Impact gun my man Or use an old ratched and hammer it, since shocking blows from the hammer are kinda like an impact gun...it helps to break the rust up on the inside to aid removal. Also soak with WD40 or similar for 45 mins before attempting removal.

snows

i used wd40 alot, what happen if you try to bang the bushing out while the arm still attached on both ends to body. will the arm get bend easily ?
if i got to remove the arm, and using a torch to warm up the rusty screws will it help ?

desperately need help and confused !!!

thanks my friend

imported_loudsubz

Maybe air chisel? You can buy point attchemtns for it, and break it out.

bbarbulo

iTrader: (2)

snows, it's not a good idea to introduce lateral loads by blowing it with a hammer. In this case, remove it from the body first, then place it in a vice where you will have more room. Then, use a torch to either melt to bushing out or help loosen the screw. There has been many times when I've busted out the torch for a stubborn screw, but never on my Civic. It is good policy to have a shitty old socket for that bolt, and place it on the bolt, and just hammer it with swift, powerful blows. Then heat it with the torch, and hammer it once again while applying WD40. Have a fire extinguisher handy since hot metal and WD40 = :firefight Then heat it once more, and finally, put the breaker bar to it. Continue this process until one of you gives up

imported_Duge

mine did the same thing when i lowered my civic, i drilled the centre of the bolt, and heated it up with the torch and used an easy out, it came out like a hot knife through butter